The Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Services Bill, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, imposes new requirements on California healthcare providers that use generative artificial intelligence tools to generate...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 29, 2024 vetoed a bill imposing new AI safety regulations, while approving a law mandating transparency in generative AI. This update explores the implications for developers and...more
The California State Assembly passed on August 28, 2024 proposed bill SB 1047, also known as the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, which aims to add new requirements to the...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) not only provides new technological advantages to the energy industry, but also the industry is itself responsible for providing the vast (and growing) amount of energy consumption driven by the...more
The European Union’s new AI Act (the Act) went into efect on 1 August 2024. The Act is the first-ever comprehensive law focused on artifcial intelligence and machine learning (collectively, AI). The Act impacts many...more
The new EU AI Act contains provisions that reach beyond EU borders that could conflict with US copyright law, among others, when proprietary datasets are used for AI training. Therefore, US companies doing business in Europe...more
After lengthy negotiations, representatives of the EU Council, European Parliament, and European Commission have reached a compromise in principle on rules for the use of artificial intelligence (AI), ushering in new...more
As witnessed by the rapid adoption of ChatGPT, which garnered 100 million users two months after its November 2022 release, use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is growing. Similar to traditional AI, generative AI...more
In recent years, the digitalization of the healthcare industry has been accelerated to meet demands for smarter devices and robotics, wearable technology, AI-based data analysis, and enhanced platforms and simulations, among...more
From creative endeavors like art and music to practical applications like translation and weather forecasting, artificial intelligence (AI) is producing more and more content and being used by inventors. Given the nuances in...more
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released its Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework, a flexible set of guidelines that assists artificial intelligence actors, such as...more
The last few years have thrown many surprises at businesses. Organizations across all sectors have faced inflation, global conflicts, supply chain challenges, a pandemic, and continually changing government policies. In 2023,...more
1/23/2023
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Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have the power to transform how businesses operate and generate efficiencies that can improve an organization’s ability to analyze data, resulting in increased profitability and reducing...more
The PTAB Digest 2021/2022 provides an overview of PTAB statistics, trends, and updates that impact strategies and business decisions for patent owners and petitioners alike.
Significant developments included the...more
2021 was a banner year for non-fungible token sales, which are projected to climb even higher in 2022. Selected by Collins English Dictionary as the 2021 Word of the Year, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique...more
2/23/2022
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is slated to provide unprecedented levels of federal spending toward physical infrastructure, allocating $1.2 trillion not only for funding roads, bridges, and rails, but also...more
As part of our Spotlight series, we connect with Andrew J. Gray IV, a partner in Morgan Lewis’s IP-Technology group, to discuss the recent focus on embedded copyright cases based on a court’s unwillingness to apply the server...more
Many businesses will need to make rapid hiring decisions as they reopen quickly during the pandemic. With limited time, applicants who may not be a good fit, and an increased focus on finding qualified diverse candidates ...more
As financial damages caused by cyberattacks continue to rise, many companies are looking for ways to both prepare for potential risk and respond to an actual incident. ...more
The myriad of data privacy laws across Europe can make it challenging for companies engaged in cross-border business. Between the GDPR, the landmark Schrems II decision, local data privacy laws and Brexit complications...more
9/23/2020
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Regulators expect companies to investigate actual or potential violations completely and to disclose the nature and scope of those violations completely, in order to obtain credit for their disclosures. Identifying violations...more
The landmark California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires certain companies doing business in California to implement new consumer privacy rights and provide new privacy policies to consumers. Even though the California...more
9/11/2020
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The growing frequency and public awareness of cyberincidents, evolution of technologies employed by intruders, and proliferation of personal data and infrastructure vulnerable to attack have all contributed to heightened...more
9/11/2020
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Underscoring the significance of utilizing intellectual property (IP) in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ...more