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No APA Review of Commission Refusal to Issue Sua Sponte Show Cause Order

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging a US International Trade Commission decision that upheld an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) order, ruling that such an order was within the...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Fedtrade Podcast – Michel Belval, President of AmCham Quebec – SelectUSA Spotlight

The Fedtrade® podcast recently interviewed Michel Belval, President of the Quebec Chapter of The American Chamber of Commerce in Canada (AmCham Quebec), as part of our SelectUSA Investment Summit Spotlight series. With seven...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Outbound Investments: European Commission Calls for Review

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On January 15, 2025, the European Commission (EC) issued a non-binding recommendation “calling on EU Member States to review outbound investments” in certain strategic sectors. The primary goal of the recommendation is to...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – AI at CES 2025, New Biden AI chip export rules receive backlash, New York ponders state-level AI regulation, 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

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China Bans Exports to U.S. of Critical Minerals Used in High Tech “Dual-Use” Materials

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On December 3, 2024, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced strict export restrictions on “dual-use” technologies. Dual-use technologies are those that are developed for civilian markets but also have military utility or...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Tech Industry Outlook: Navigating Potential Policy Shifts in a Second Trump Administration

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The U.S. technology landscape is poised to experience significant transformations under the second Trump administration. Key sectors such as the semiconductor industry, autonomous vehicles, and digital payments may experience...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

PTAB Denies Motion to Compel Discovery of Evidence from Parallel ITC Investigation Due to Lack of Inconsistency

The PTAB denied a petitioner’s motion to compel routine discovery that sought information from a parallel ITC investigation for alleged inconsistent positions taken by patent owner in the IPR. The board found that patent...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Opportunities Abound in New National Defense Authorization Act

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The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (“FY2024 NDAA”) continues the national security imperative to enhance the country’s scientific and technological developments and to adopt emerging technologies and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

USPTO Announces Fast Track ‎Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program

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On November 30, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new pilot program for applicants to freely expedite examinations of applications directed to semiconductor manufacturing, including...more

Goodwin

White House Unveils Landmark Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The EO establishes sweeping directives and priorities for federal...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 5th Conference on U.S.-China Trade Controls - October 12th - 13th, Washington, DC

As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in the Unites States, ACI is hosting the highly anticipated 5th Annual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference, scheduled for October 12–13 in Washington, DC. Considering...more

Sunstein LLP

The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and the Emerging Intellectual Property Landscape

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The United States, once the leader in both semiconductor innovation and manufacturing, is looking to regain its leadership position with the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The CHIPS Act will not only provide incentives (~$50B...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Automation, Electrification, and Connectivity: The Auto Industry in the ITC

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Automakers and their suppliers have long been participants in unfair trade investigations before the International Trade Commission (“ITC”), but the scope and subject matter of automotive-related investigations is evolving....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part II (Infringement and...

Mask Work Infringement - In analogizing semiconductor chips to traditional areas of copyright law, the legislative history notes that, just as a plagiarist who copies only one chapter of a book may be held liable for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and...

Understanding Mask Work Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. It is authorized by the federal Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Senate Passes the Endless Frontier Act

In a rare showing of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate has passed Senate Bill S.1260, the "Endless Frontier Act."  Co-sponsored by senators Schumer, Young, Hassan, Collins, Coons, Portman, Baldwin, Graham, Peters, Blunt,...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

IoT Lighting Industry Giants Hit with Patent Infringement Suit

TriDiNetworks, an Israel based cloud management platform for M2M (machine-to-machine) and IoT networks, recently filed three lawsuits against industry leaders in IoT technology for alleged willful patent infringement. Two of...more

Perkins Coie

FTC v. Qualcomm Decision—Qualcomm Enjoined From Anticompetitive Practices, Creating Standard-Essential-Patent Licensing...

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Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week in its antitrust enforcement action against Qualcomm, and issued an injunction that, if...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Resolving the China Trade War: Will Any Resulting Agreement Be Both Meaningful and Enforceable?

The recent sluggishness of the Chinese economy and tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on Chinese-origin imports have created favorable conditions for negotiations between the two governments. The dialogue is aimed at...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Designing Around a Monopoly: the Public Interest Dispute between Qualcomm and Apple Takes a New Turn

As we mentioned in December, the International Trade Commission issued a notice to review the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination issued by Administrative Law Judge Pender in Certain Mobile Electronic...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

ITC to Review Controversial Apple-Qualcomm Decision

As anticipated, on December 12, 2018, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) issued a notice to review the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination (“FID”) issued by Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”)...more

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Efficacy of Preliminary Injunction Against Apple Called into Question

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The Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in China issued a preliminary injunction against Apple in connection with two patents asserted by Qualcomm. This decision, part of a global patent dispute between the parties, comes on...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

How Technology Made A Copyright Law Obsolete

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Did you know that there are likely billions of unprotected IP works in nearly every consumer electronic sitting on your desk or held in your hand? Today, it seems like every electronics device maker is announcing there are...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Employs Rarely Used Tool to Probe China IP Practices

As President Trump visits China, U.S. is investigating a longstanding issue in bilateral relationship—technology transfer/intellectual property requirements—that has potential implications for trade. U.S. business and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

When Does “On” Mean “On”? Judge Netburn Holds That It Depends.

On September 11, 2017, Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn (S.D.N.Y.) issued a claim construction ruling on, among other things, the construction of the word “on” across four different patents directed to semiconductor lasers. In...more

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