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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

UK’s Collective Licensing Initiative Aims to Harmonize AI and Copyright Law

In a significant move to address the tension between copyright and generative artificial intelligence (AI), the UK’s Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), and Publishers’...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The USPTO Is Issuing Patents Faster — Here’s Why That Matters

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Beginning May 13, 2025, the window between paying the issue fee and your patent officially issuing will become much shorter....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

April 2025 Update on Regulation of New Genomic Techniques in the EU

On March 14, 2025, EU Member States agreed in the European Council on a common position to move forward with development of new rules for certain genetically modified plants generated using modern precision breeding methods...more

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PTO Accelerates Patent Issuance Timeline

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The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) announced that it has shortened the time between the issue notification and the issue date for patents. Historically, the time between these two events averaged about three weeks....more

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USPTO Moves to Expedite Patent Issuance

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The USPTO recently announced that they would expedite patent issuance by reducing the time between Issue Notification and Issue Date. Effective May 13, 2025, patents will now issue approximately two weeks after receiving the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

USPTO Announces Accelerated Patent Issuance Timeline

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Summary: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has accelerated the patent issuance timeline due to modernization efforts, which include publishing electronic patent grants (eGrants) via the USPTO’s Patent...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 3, April 2025

Welcome to our third issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you for reading. SEC may Reverse Proposed Cryptocurrency Custody Rule and Ohio House...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

OMB Issues New Guidance for the Federal Government’s Use of AI, and President Trump Signs EO for AI Data Centers — AI: The...

On April 7, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two memoranda on revised policies for the federal government’s acquisition and adoption of AI, pursuant to President Trump’s January AI Executive...more

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Wyoming Bans Most Non-Compete Agreements Starting July 1, 2025

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Wyoming, with the introduction of Wyo. Stat. §1-23-108, banned most non-compete agreements for contracts signed on or after July 1, 2025, but with several meaningful exceptions....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

USPTO Procedure Adds New Hurdle to PTAB Trial Institution

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On March 26, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced changes to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial institution process, creating a new bifurcated approach to institution decisions....more

Wiley Rein LLP

DOD Mandates Use of Software Acquisition Pathway for Software Development Procurements

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WHAT: Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum titled “Directing Modern Software Acquisition to Maximize Lethality” that is intended to reform DOD’s procurement involving software development....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

NIL Recruiting Ban About to Become a Thing of the Past

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) name, image, and likeness (NIL) recruiting restrictions, referred to as the “NIL recruiting ban,” are about to become a thing of the past....more

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Delaying Examination of Continuing Applications Could Sabotage USPTO Goals

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Rumor has it that one of many behind-the-scenes changes being implemented at the USPTO relates to how (or when) continuing applications are taken up for examination. Typically, an examiner may give priority to a continuing...more

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New Executive Orders Signal Shift in U.S. Artificial Intelligence and Science Policy

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In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders that mark a significant change in the federal government's approach to artificial intelligence, science and technology policy. These orders establish new...more

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Upcoming changes to Canada’s trademarks regime: what brand owners and their counsel need to know

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On April 1, 2025, long-awaited amendments to Canada’s Trademarks Act and Trademarks Regulations will come into force. The purpose of the amendments is to discourage abuse of Canada’s trademarks regime and to improve the...more

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IPO Introduces Survey to Steer Future of UK Design Law

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On February 25, the United Kingdom (UK) Intellectual Property Office (IPO) launched a survey to collect feedback on potential changes to the UK’s design protection framework. The goal is to ensure that the system remains...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Trump Revives and Expands the Battle Over Digital Services Taxes

On February 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum (the Memorandum) signaling that his administration intends to take action with respect to tax and regulatory measures affecting U.S. digital...more

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Commercial Litigation Outlook - 2025

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Last year’s Commercial Litigation Outlook was dominated by the promise and peril that AI poses to myriad industries. No doubt, the evolution of AI in the last year has been significant, and it is still a material...more

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Canadian Patent Office resumes granting of patents and is temporarily publishing list of pre-grant patents

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The Canadian Patent Office (CIPO) has advised that as of January 14, 2025, it had granted patents for which final fees were processed in the old system. CIPO has started to process applications where final fees were paid in...more

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ITC Implements Updated Rules of Practice and Procedure

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Earlier this month, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) implemented amendments to its Rules of Practice and Procedure governing Section 337 investigations. The amended rules, which govern investigations instituted...more

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Trump U.S. Department of Education Rescinds Biden Administration NIL Title IX Guidance Previewing a Contentious 2025 for Title IX

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In a move that was expected, the Trump Administration’s new Department of Education (Department) rescinded the Biden Administration’s January 16, 2025, name, image, and likeness (NIL) guidance applying Title IX to NIL...more

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January 2025 - LATAM Intellectual Property & Data Protection Newsletter

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Read the first 2025 edition of the Intellectual Property & Data Protection Newsletter, a publication from Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown. In this newsletter, Counsel Cristiane Manzueto and associate...more

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NIH Cuts and Potential Impacts on Intellectual Property

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On January 27th, the Trump administration issued an order (the January 27th order) freezing all federal grants and loans, which would have cut billions of dollars of federal funding, largely to research universities....more

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IP Hot Topic: European Commission Suddenly Withdraws Proposed SEP Regulation

On February 11, 2025, the European Commission withdrew its longstanding, and much debated, proposal for standard essential patent (SEP) regulation. The withdrawal was met with mixed reactions, with SEP holders largely...more

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Amendments to Trademarks Regulations Prompt Changes at Trademarks Opposition Board

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On January 29, 2025, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced that the long-awaited amendments to the Trademarks Regulations (SOR/2018-227) and new practice notices implementing cost awards, confidentiality...more

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