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The Importance of Prong Two of Step 2A for AI inventions

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Under the direction of President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence (AI), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a guidance update on the subject matter eligibility analysis “to promote...more

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Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Landscape: What Businesses Need to Know

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Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) generated a tremendous amount of excitement in 2023 as businesses rushed to build use cases and deploy AI tools throughout their organizations. AI has evolved from a futuristic concept into a...more

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NCSC Warns U.S. Startups and Investors of Foreign Bad Actors with Money to Spend

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Last week, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (“NCSC”), the Office of Economic Security and Emerging Technologies (“OESET”) and other coordinating government agencies issued a warning to U.S. venture...more

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USPTO Updates Guidance On Patent Subject Matter Eligibility For AI And Other Emerging Technologies

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On July 16, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued new guidance on the patentability of AI-related inventions. Although the USPTO emphasized that its guidance does not change the law of 35 U.S.C....more

Butler Snow LLP

A New Look at an Old Hot Topic: The Internet of Things

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In 1999, computer scientist Kevin Ashton coined the term “the Internet of Things” (“IoT”) in order to put a name to his idea of using RFID chips to track items as they moved throughout a supply chain. “Though there is no...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Avoiding the Landmines on the Path to HealthTech Innovation

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Every year, I look forward to the SXSW Interactive Health & MedTech Track, which showcases and explores the future of healthcare technology being created by innovators, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts. This year is no...more

White & Case LLP

AI Legal News Summer Roundup: Edition 3

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Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Autonomous Systems & Advanced Mobility: 2023 Trends & Predictions

The Autonomous Systems & Advanced Mobility (ASAM) space is headed for more change in 2023, generating new opportunities and challenges for a growing list of industry players. The adoption of new, complex and connected...more

Fenwick & West LLP

FTC Takes Aim Against Deceptive AI Practices

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In February 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance to companies to keep their artificial intelligence (AI) claims in check and urged them not to exaggerate the capabilities of their AI products or...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 3rd Annual Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law - June 6th - 7th, Washington, DC

American Conference Institute’s 3rd Annual Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law returns for another exciting year with curated content showcasing powerful women in intellectual property. During this IP-focused conference, women...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Who Owns the Metaverse?

Over the course of one year, the number of companies working on the metaverse grew from 200 in July 2021 to more than 500 now, according to a report by market researcher, Newzoo. This may be news to some who thought that Meta...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Annual Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law - May 24th - 25th, Washington, DC

Showcasing Powerful Women in Intellectual Property! ACI’s Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law will bring together women in Intellectual Property roles to explore industry trends and other important factors impacting today’s...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

NFTs: The Harbinger of Property Rights in the Metaverse?

Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to dominate the crypto-zeitgeist. It is beyond dispute that they are currently a major economic and cultural force. In 2021, sales surged to approximately $25 billion. They have been...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Privacy in the Metaverse

Coined in Neal Stephenson's 1992 best-selling novel, Snow Crash, the term "metaverse" has recently reentered the general public's lexicon to denote a technology hailed by some as the successor to the mobile internet and the...more

Erise IP

The Metaverse Gold Rush: What Smart Brands Should Do (And Not Do) Now

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It is hard to escape the buzzword “metaverse” these days. Major tech companies are betting on the virtual future, with Facebook even re-naming itself “META” in homage to the concept. Traditional brick-and-mortar based...more

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USPTO Seeks Public Input on Design Patent Protection for Digital Designs Displayed Outside Screens

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The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued a request for public comment seeking the public’s input on whether design patent protection should extend to digital designs that encompass new and emerging technologies, such as...more

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Key Takeaways from MWE International Seminar Intellectual Property Session – January 2020

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On January 21 and 22, 2020, the 8th annual McDermott International Seminars took place in Osaka and Tokyo. These seminars focused on cross-border M&A, GDPR, intellectual property, global enforcement and other key topics....more

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