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New USPTO IDS Fees Raise Strategic Stakes for Biotech Filings

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Key Takeaways- Effective Jan. 19, 2025, the USPTO implemented a new fee framework for IDS submissions, charging up to $800 for applications that list more than 200 references. The change is aimed at curbing over-disclosure...more

Littler

Time for HR Professionals and In-House Employment Counsel to Add HR Data Privacy Risk Assessments to Their Repertoire

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Effective January 1, 2026, employers subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act) (CCPA) will be required to conduct a privacy risk assessment before engaging in many...more

Burr & Forman

Fighting California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) Demands

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Businesses across the world have incorporated Meta Pixel into their website functionality to enhance targeted advertising and tracking strategies. A recent wave of litigation involving plaintiffs issuing California Invasion...more

Mayer Brown

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill introduced to Parliament

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The United Kingdom's government introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (the "Bill") to Parliament on 12 November 2025. The Bill is designed to update and strengthen the existing...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Puerto Rico's Act 60, Income Sourcing and IRS Scrutiny in the Age of Cryptocurrency

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Puerto Rico's Tax Incentives Code (Act 60) has quickly risen to the forefront of tax planning conversations, drawing intense interest from entrepreneurs, investors, cryptocurrency traders and taxpayers holding carried...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Section 101 Roundup: The USPTO, Congress and Realignment

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John Squires used Ex parte Desjardins to make a point regarding a Google DeepMind artificial intelligence (AI) patent, holding that Section 101 was not the right place to...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Patent Door Opens: What the USPTO’s New Approach Means for AI and Tech Companies

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Companies that have avoided filing patents because they assumed their AI models, algorithms, or software innovations were not patentable might want to revisit that decision. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s new...more

BCLP

How the California Opt Me Out Act (AB 566) Will Impact the AdTech Ecosystem

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Governor Newsom has signed into law AB 566, also known as the California Opt Me Out Act. ...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Latest Federal Court Cases: Canatex Completion Solutions, Inc.

In our Case of the Week, the Federal Circuit revisited and clarified the “demanding standard for judicial correction via claim construction,” which permits a court in narrow circumstances to modify claim language to correct...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Anthropic’s Claude used to automate cyberattacks, OpenAI loses copyright case in German court, AI cheating...

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

Rivkin Radler LLP

Dental Practice Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $1.2 Million

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Ransomware cyber attacks have been a prominent threat to the healthcare industry. In this case, First Choice Dental, a large dental practice with multiple locations across Wisconsin, was targeted by hackers in October 2023....more

Goodwin

Regeneron Moves to Strike and Dismiss Amgen’s Counterclaims in Aflibercept Litigation

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On November 12, 2025, Regeneron filed a Motion to Strike Certain Affirmative Defenses and Dismiss Certain Counterclaims against Amgen in the aflibercept patent litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Roadmap to DACPA: The Time to Prepare and Engage Is Now

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If your business is connected in any way to the digital asset industry, then you should pay attention to Illinois’ new law regulating digital assets. Illinois recently passed the Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act...more

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

Navigating Medical Device Regulation and IP Protection in the United States (Part 2 of 2)

In the United States, medical device regulation and intellectual property (IP) protection are governed by complex statutory and regulatory frameworks that are distinct from—but closely related to, and in some cases...more

Volpe Koenig

From Shield to Sword: Using Examiner-Considered Art to Beat § 325(d)

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In an Inter Partes Review (IPR), Petitioners have long been told to avoid relying on prior art the examiner already “considered,” for fear of triggering a discretionary denial under 35 U.S.C. § 325(d)....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Asahi cyberattack highlights risks to “operational technology”

Another type of cyber attack. Operations for Japan-based beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings recently shut down after a cyberattack, causing a ripple effect that extended far beyond its breweries. The incident forced...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Unlocking Bespoke Product Approvals: FDA Puts Forth Plausible Mechanism Pathway

On November 12, 2025, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article authored by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Director Vinay Prasad introducing the concept of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Clarity Act Coming Into Focus

The proposed Digital Asset Market Clarity Act would establish a comprehensive, top-down regulatory framework for digital assets that reflects a growing bipartisan push in Congress for clear oversight of the digital asset...more

Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Real Estate for Data Centers: Investor Takeaways from the Cboe Headquarters Flip

Professional investors eyeing data center opportunities may want to consider adaptive reuse of vacant real estate assets. A recent Chicago transaction demonstrates how power provisioning and strategic repositioning can unlock...more

Hogan Lovells

British territories ride wave of tech boom - .AI and .IO

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Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Eastern Caribbean and home to around just 16,000 people, has struck digital gold of late with its .AI extension, bringing in US$62 million in revenue in just the first three...more

DLA Piper

DORA’s Critical ICT Provider List Published – A New Milestone for Digital Resilience

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In a significant stride toward strengthening digital stability in Europe’s financial sector, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA) have, today, published the list of critical ICT third‑party service...more

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Complete Federal Circuit Victory for Opti-Luxx in Dual Patent Appeal

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has set aside both judgments entered against Opti-Luxx, Inc. in a high-stakes pair of patent infringement cases involving illuminated school bus signs....more

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The Modern Discovery Traps that Are Upending Cases

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This episode examines five core discovery issues reflected across 20 recent rulings that show how courts are tightening expectations in modern discovery. Kelly Twigger analyzes decisions involving mobile device data,...more

Fisher Phillips

What AI Skills Should Hiring Employers Look For? How to Define and Seek Out Workers with “AI Literacy”

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Businesses are increasingly requiring “AI literacy” from their new hires – especially for positions that have nothing to do with technology. Mentions of AI skills in job postings have nearly tripled since last year, and...more

A&O Shearman

HMT commissions report on AI, disruptive technologies and skills needs

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The Economic Secretary to HM Treasury (HMT) has published a letter confirming it has commissioned the Financial Services Skills Commission to produce a comprehensive report on the impact of AI and other disruptive...more

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