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Holiday Cyber Security Scams: Protecting Your Business During the Festive Season Without Being a Grinch

As the holiday season is upon us, businesses must remain vigilant against the increased threat of cybersecurity hacks and scams. Cybercriminals often exploit the festive atmosphere and increased online activity to target...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Regulators Publish Third UK Financial Services Artificial Intelligence Survey

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The survey finds that most firms are using AI, but many only have a partial understanding of how the technology operates. On 21 November 2024, the Bank of England (BoE) and FCA published a report setting out their...more

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European Commission publishes first draft of GPAI Code of Practice

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On November 14, 2024, the European Commission published the first draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (the Draft Code). The Draft Code is designed to help providers of general-purpose AI models (GPAI) and...more

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Hong Kong SFC issues circular on the use of generative AI language models

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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a circular that sets forth comprehensive guidelines and expectations for licensed corporations (LCs) regarding the responsible use of generative artificial...more

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European Commission Approves Samsung Bioepis and Biogen’s Aflibercept Biosimilar

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​​​​​​​On November 18, 2024, Samsung Bioepis announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved its aflibercept biosimilar, OPUVIZ.  ...more

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The hydrogen promise: could a molecule shift hard-to-abate industries away from fossil fuels?

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In March 2023, a small plane took a 15-minute flight around an airfield in the US state of Washington. Despite the size of the aircraft and its brief time in the air, the flight was momentous: one of the plane's engines was...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Court Decision Raises Bar for Website “Wiretap” Suits

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In recent months, a wave of lawsuits has swept across the nation, targeting websites for allegedly violating state wiretapping laws through their use of tracking software.  Despite none of these statutes explicitly addressing...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

When Your Life Sciences Are on the Line: Life Sciences and Food + Agriculture

Morrison Foerster partners Kate Driscoll and Nate Mendell, both former federal prosecutors and members of the firm’s Investigations + White Collar Defense Group, hosted the sixth episode of When Your Life Sciences Are on the...more

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How Technology Is Changing Florida Auto Accident Cases: From Dash Cams to Black Boxes

Technology is transforming nearly every aspect of our lives, and the world of auto accident cases in Florida is no exception. From the moment an accident occurs to the courtroom battles that follow, modern technology plays a...more

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CDRH Announces Pilot Program to Improve Recall Communication

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On November 21, 2024, the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) announced a pilot communications program for improving the timeliness for communicating high-risk recalls. The CDRH intends for the pilot...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

'Design Impact' and 'Association' Surveys Deemed Admissible in Design Patent Infringement Case

A district court recently refused to exclude testimony regarding consumer surveys conducted by a design patent expert, holding instead that the consumer surveys may be probative of how an ordinary observer would view the...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Canadian news organizations sue OpenAI, Trump considers appointing “AI czar”, fighting AI scammers with AI, and...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Guidelines on the Export of Cyber-surveillance Items Under Article 5 of Regulation 2021-821

In 2021, the European Union (EU) updated the EU Dual-Use Regulation, setting unified standards for EU member states to control exports of dual-use items. A key addition in Regulation (EU) 2021/821 is Article 5’s “catch-all...more

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Battery energy storage systems: a complex but promising route to clean-energy transition

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For investors, excitement in the renewable energy landscape is palpable. Renewable energy capacity is being added to the world's energy systems at the fastest rate in two decades, prompting the International Energy Agency to...more

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Balancing innovation and public health: third-party interests in the UPC's landmark ruling of Edwards Lifesciences vs. Meril

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In a landmark decision (UPC_CFI_15/2023) delivered on November 15, 2024, the Unified Patent Court's Local Division in Munich (UPC, LDM) ruled in favor of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation in a patent infringement case against...more

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TSA Releases Proposed Rule to Enhance Pipeline and Railroad Cyber Risk Management

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The Transportation Security Administration's ("TSA") proposed rule would require owners and operators of certain pipeline, freight railroad, passenger railroad, rail transit, and over-the-road bus ("OTRB") systems to...more

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Reissue’s Recapture Doctrine Clarified

Patent Examiners rely upon the Manual of Patent Examination Procedure (MPEP) to instruct application of the law to the most common patent prosecution situations. The MPEP’s forward refers to itself as a “guidance document”...more

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Compliance Deadline Approaches for New Regs Targeting U.S. Investment in Chinese AI, Semiconductors, Quantum Tech

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On November 15, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published final regulations to implement its long-awaited “Outbound Investment” Security Program, which the Biden Administration originally introduced in August 2023 under...more

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Radical Changes to Europe's Product Liability Rules Adopted

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Dramatic changes to EU product liability rules are expected to drive an increase in litigation....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DORA Demystified: Dispelling 5 Myths for ICT Service Providers

The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) comes into force from 17 January 2025. Under DORA, in-scope regulated financial services (FS) businesses operating in the EU (Firms) face new cybersecurity requirements and...more

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An Overview of the NIS2 Directive and Its Implementation in France and Luxembourg

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With the arrival of the Regulation on Digital Operational Resilience (DORA) and the Network and Information Security 2 (NIS2) Directive, the security of information systems and the protection of critical infrastructures have...more

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How Attorneys’ Views on AI Are Impacting eDiscovery

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Where are we with AI? With the avalanche of new generative AI tools and applications released to everyday consumers since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, it’s a more complex answer for eDiscovery, particularly because...more

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UK embraces DLT and tokenisation: direction of travel - Redefining the frontiers of financial system efficiency

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This articles provides some insights on the direction of travel in the UK in relation to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets, in light of recent legislative and policy developments that signal the UK’s...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Le CRTC lance une consultation sur le contenu canadien dans le secteur audiovisuel

Le 15 novembre 2024, le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (le « CRTC ») a publié l’Avis de consultation de radiodiffusion CRTC 2024-288 (l’« avis »), qui invite le public à déposer des...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

New York Passes Much-Anticipated Law Authorizing Pharmacy Shared Services Arrangements

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On November 22, 2024, the Governor of New York signed into law a closely watched bill that expressly authorizes pharmacy shared services arrangements in the state. These models were not previously addressed in New York’s...more

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