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[Podcast] Making Moves: The USPTO Provides Guidance, Proposes Changes

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had a busy summer in 2024. Businesses and individuals with AI and software-based inventions paid particularly close attention to the agency when, in July, it released updated guidance on...more

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USPTO's AI Patent Eligibility Guidance, Vincent Look

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In 2024, the USPTO published guidance on whether an AI-based invention is patent eligible. The guidance includes three hypothetical inventions, including one relating to using an artificial neural network for data anomaly...more

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FDA Reveals AI Development Cheat Sheet in Highly Anticipated Draft Guidances

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Early in the new year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two anticipated draft guidance documents focused on artificial intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle...more

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New Guidance Explains How Civil Rights Laws Apply to Advanced Technologies; Civil Rights Innovation Lab Will Leverage Technology...

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On January 9, 2025, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on civil rights (DCR) announced that DCR has launched a new Civil Rights and Technology Initiative to provide guidance to address the risks of...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

AI IP Year in Review - AI Developments at the USPTO

Navigating Inventorship of AI-Assisted Inventions: USPTO’s Guidance and Implications - The USPTO issued guidance on AI-assisted inventions on February 13, 2024. This guidance is part of the USPTO’s ongoing efforts to address...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

IP Hot Topic: USPTO Publishes FAQs on Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions

Following the Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers regarding the guidance...more

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CFTC Issues Advisory Guidance For Anticipated Growth In Use Of Artificial Intelligence By Regulated Entities

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On December 5, 2024, the Divisions of Clearing and Risk, Data, Market Oversight, and Market Participants of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued an advisory on the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Key Takeaways from the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Updated Compliance Guidance: It’s Not Just Criminal Anymore

The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) recently updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations guidance document (“Antitrust Compliance Guidance”)....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EDPB Provides Insight for Use of Tracking Tools

The EDPB released guidance last month to help companies understand their obligations when using newer tracking tools. These include pixels, URL tracking, IP-tracking, and the like. First, some background: an EU law that...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Subject Matter Eligibility of AI Innovations—USPTO’s Updated Guidance

This article discusses the July 17, 2024 guidance issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) regarding the subject matter eligibility of patent claims involving artificial intelligence (“AI”). The...more

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New York Attorney General Issues Cookie Guidance and Enforcement Warnings

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On July 15, 2024, the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) published website privacy control guidance focused on cookies and other tracking technologies. The guidance identifies common deficiencies and...more

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The reality of patent claims using artificial intelligence: USPTO publishes AI guidance

The US Patent Office (USPTO) recently issued new guidance and three examples for AI-related patent claims, which indicate that claims applying AI to a process are unlikely to render the process patent-eligible at the USPTO...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

IP Hot Topic: Update on USPTO Guidance for AI Subject Matter Eligibility

On July 16, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released updated guidance on patent subject matter eligibility, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI). This update, effective from July 17, 2024, is...more

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USPTO Issues Guidance Update on Subject Matter Eligibility of Artificial Intelligence Inventions

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On July 17, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a guidance update on patent subject matter eligibility to address innovation in critical and emerging technologies (ET), especially artificial intelligence...more

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BIS Endorses TIP Screening Tool as Heightened Diversion Risks Continue

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published new guidance on identifying and responding to parties that present a risk of diversion of export-controlled items to countries or entities of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

State Regulators Address Insurers’ Use of AI: 11 States Adopt NAIC Model Bulletin

In December 2023, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted a Model Bulletin on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems by Insurers. The model bulletin reminds insurance carriers that they...more

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Nevada Gaming Control Board Issues Gaming Technology Approval Guidelines

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In May 2024, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (“Board”) released a notice to licensees encouraging the introduction and use of new and innovative technology into the gaming industry in Nevada. To achieve this objective, the...more

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Breaking Down the New Domestic Content Safe Harbor Guidance

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The IRS issued Notice 2024-41 on May 16, 2024, which provides updated guidance regarding the domestic content bonus credit under Sections 45, 48, 45Y and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code. The new notice modifies previously...more

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Welcoming Our Robot Overlords? Navigating New Guidance on AI

As technology continues to evolve, so do the dynamics of labor and employment. The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2024-1 (FAB 2024-1). FAB...more

DarrowEverett LLP

New Domestic Content Adder Guidance: ‘Buy American’ is Back

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On May 16, 2024, the Department of the Treasury and the IRS announced the release of Notice 2024-41, which clarifies the safe harbor for classification of project components created in Notice 2023-38 and provides a new safe...more

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New OCR Guidance on Tracking Technologies

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On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published updated guidance on the use of online tracking technologies by HIPAA covered entities and business...more

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AI-assisted inventions: USPTO’s most recent guidance for determining inventorship

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AI technologies bring several new business opportunities, but they also bring a host of new legal questions, including in intellectual property law. A very important question at the intersection of AI and IP is: how do we...more

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USPTO provides guidance on the patentability of AI-assisted inventions

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On February 13, 2024, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued examination guidance on the patentability of inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) (the "Guidance"). The Guidance is...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI Insights: Public Consultation Period Closes for French CNIL Guidance on GDPR-Compliant Development of AI Systems

On 16 October 2023, France’s Data Protection Authority, the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL), issued a set of guidelines for complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

USPTO Guidance on Design Patents Including a Computer-Generated Electronic Image

The USPTO has prepared soon to be published supplemental guidance for design patent examination for computer-generated electronic images. This guidance relates to determining whether a design patent claim including a...more

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