On June 3, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” (the Order) directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to undertake a…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
In the Public Interest is excited to present the new miniseries, “AI In the Public Interest.” These episodes will examine AI’s impact on the legal landscape and its broader implications for the day-to-day operations of…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
President Donald Trump has now nominated a full slate of five candidates to (1) fill the three vacant seats on the US International Trade Commission (“ITC” or “Commission”), and (2) replace two sitting holdover commissioners…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
Last month, the European Union’s revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and accompanying Guidelines came into force, replacing the previous 2014 framework…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 4, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc. This case concerns the requirements for induced infringement, specifically in the context of “skinny labels” for generic drug…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On Monday and Tuesday last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) proposed significant new tariffs on imports from 60 U.S. trading partners: a 12.5% tariff on 45 economies, a 10% tariff on 14 economies, and a…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
On May 11, 2026, the Connecticut General Assembly passed Senate Bill 5, “An Act Concerning Online Safety” (“SB 5” or the “Act”), which Governor Ned Lamont signed into law on May 27, 2026. Connecticut's SB 5 is among the most…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Labor & Employment Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 28, 2026, the California Supreme Court issued a significant decision in J.O. v. Superior Court of San Joaquin County, holding that courts may, in certain circumstances, look behind peremptory judicial disqualification…
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/ Civil Procedure
One year ago, on May 29, 2025, the US Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, which established a “course correction” to bring agency compliance and judicial review…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
On May 28, 2026, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its findings after reviewing 150 authorized firms’ sanctions systems and controls, concluding that while firms have materially improved since 2022, significant…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On May 12, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Rohit Chopra—former Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—to lead…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
On June 2, 2026, President Donald Trump announced a new executive order (EO) on how the federal government will collaborate with frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models to “modernize government and private sector…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Science, Computers, & Technology, Government Contracting
Starting June 18, the USPTO will require registration for access to the Open Data Portal (ODP), which is the USPTO’s platform to extract USPTO data for free. The steps to register can be found on the Register for ODP…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 27, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum announcing significant changes intended to accelerate False Claims Act (FCA) investigations of alleged public benefits fraud. According to the memorandum, DOJ…
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/ Civil Procedure, Government Contracting
