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Fox Rothschild LLP

Court Narrows Patent Case to Direct Infringement Claims, Dismissing Willfulness and Indirect Theories

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Key Points - • District of New Jersey permits direct patent infringement claims to proceed based on adequately pleaded allegations involving a “class” of accused software products, without element by element detail. •...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Digital Accessibility: Upcoming Compliance Deadlines for Public Institutions, and Considerations for Private Institutions

Public entities, including public colleges and universities, face near‑term obligations to address and update accessibility standards for all digital materials and web content, including websites, mobile applications and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

NASA Announces Significant Programmatic Changes to Ignite Lunar, LEO, and Nuclear Development

NASA’s “Ignition” agenda seeks to align NASA mission objectives with the Administration’s space superiority mandate, shifting towards sustained lunar operations and accelerated mission cadence, with increased reliance on...more

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USPTO Implements PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) Pilot Program for U.S. National Stage Applications

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Key Points - • New pilot program requires action. The USPTO has launched the PCT Informed Examination Request (PIER) Pilot Program, which will compel applicants of certain unexamined U.S. national stage applications that...more

Hogan Lovells

The “bring your own generation” model to meeting the power needs of data centers and AI Part 1: Understanding the critical role of...

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For the past several years, the concept of “bring your own generation” (BYOG) has been gaining traction at the U.S. federal and state levels to address the surging need for electricity to meet the needs of data centers and...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2026 #2

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Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Proposed Rule: Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives - On March 31, EBSA published a proposed rule and request for comments clarifying and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC and CFTC Issue Interpretive Framework on Digital Assets

On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a joint interpretive release clarifying the application of the federal securities laws to digital assets....more

Alston & Bird

“Show Your Work, AI”: Congress Pushes for AI Model Transparency

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On March 26, 2026, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced H.R. 8094, titled the “AI Foundation Model Transparency Act of 2026” (“AI FMTA”). At its core, the AI FMTA would require developers of certain large AI...more

Alston & Bird

AI Quarterly | A Review of AI Law, Policy & Practice | April 2026

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Insights - Key AI, Cybersecurity, and Privacy Takeaways from the NAIC 2026 Spring Meeting - From March 22–25, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2026 Spring National Meeting in San Diego....more

BakerHostetler

[Podcast] The Data Stream: Episode 8 with Janine Anthony Bowen

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The Data Stream podcast dives deep into the fast-moving currents of data, technology, and the law. Presented by BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group and hosted by Partners David Sherman...more

Mayer Brown

US NAIC Spring 2026 National Meeting Highlights: Natural Catastrophe Risk and Resilience (EX) Task Force

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The Natural Catastrophe Risk and Resilience (EX) Task Force (the “NCRRTF” or the “Task Force”) of the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) met on March 24, 2026 at the NAIC’s Spring 2026 National...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

From Zero to 100% – New Section 232 Tariffs on Patented Drugs and the High-Stakes Onshoring and MFN Choices Ahead

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On April 2, 2026, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation titled “Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients into the United States” (the Proclamation) under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Rise in Data Centers and Energy Bills: Assessing Rate Impacts, Regulatory Trends, and the Future Landscape

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Data centers are not new. For decades, they have served as the infrastructure behind the internet. What is new is the role data centers play as the “factories” for rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI). As AI...more

Venable LLP

FTC OkCupid Settlement: Deceptive Data Sharing, Privacy Policy Compliance, and Section 5 Takeaways

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As described in the complaint, OkCupid maintained for several years a privacy policy that stated the company did not share personal information other than with specific parties, including service providers, business partners,...more

A&O Shearman

BoE and PRA Response On AI In Financial Services

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a joint letter from the BoE and the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to the chancellor of the exchequer and relevant secretaries of state, setting out their approach to enabling...more

DLA Piper

DOW’s Economic Defense Unit: Top points for defense and defensetech companies

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The United States Department of War (DOW)’s newly formed Economic Defense Unit (EDU) introduces funding opportunities and a new set of legal, structural, and governance considerations for companies operating in priority...more

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DRCF Paper On The Future Of Agentic AI

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The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF, comprising the UK Competition and Markets Authority, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, Information Commissioner's Office and Ofcom) have published a paper on the future of...more

Perkins Coie

NRC Proposes Accelerated Licensing Pathway for DOE and DOW Authorized Reactor Designs

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On April 2, 2026, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a proposed rule to create a new licensing pathway that would allow commercial reactor applicants to reference prior U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or U.S....more

DLA Piper

California Governor issues Executive Order on AI procurement standards and responsible government use

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On March 30, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-5-26, directing state agencies to develop new standards for artificial intelligence (AI) companies seeking to contract with the state, as well as to...more

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Anthropic's Motion for Stay Regarding FASCSA Designation Denied by DC Circuit

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On April 8, a three-member panel of the D.C. Circuit denied Anthropic’s emergency motion for a stay regarding the Department of War’s designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk under FASCSA (41 U.S.C. § 4713). ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Treasury Issues NPRM on State Oversight of Stablecoin Issuers Under the GENIUS Act

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued its first proposed rule under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, marking a key milestone in federal efforts to regulate payment...more

A&O Shearman

Getting ready for the EU Pharma Package part 3: Accelerating drug development and authorization

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Following the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reaching an agreement in the trilogue negotiations on the so-called Pharma Package in December 2025, the texts of the provisional agreement (comprising a...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (April 7, 2026)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection enforcement and regulation. We cover developments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Legal Risks to Consider Before Adopting AI in Your Workplace

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Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has now become a part of daily life. While its benefits, such as efficiency and resourcefulness, are hard to deny, so are situations where AI does not work as advertised. Workplaces are...more

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FDA Dives Deeper into the Use of Digital Health Technologies in Drug Development with New RFI

On March 31, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting information and public comment (RFI) on the use of digital health technologies (DHTs) in clinical investigations...more

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