Welcome to the October edition of Akin Intelligence. We continue to see bipartisan and international interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch, agencies are working towards developing...more
10/19/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Office ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
ISOs ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
New Regulations ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
SAG ,
Screenwriters ,
Shareholders ,
USPTO ,
Writers
The “African Group” in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is pushing for discussions—and potentially renegotiation of international trading rules—on how developing countries do and can acquire technology to build resilience...more
On February 1, the USITC formally announced the opening of its investigation into the merits of expanding the TRIPS Waiver to diagnostics and treatments. The investigation was initially requested by USTR, who had been leading...more
Key Points -
On December 6, days before a deadline for WTO members to decide whether to expand the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines to cover COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics as well, the Office of the USTR...more
12/9/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Onshoring ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Prescription Drugs ,
TRIPS Agreement ,
Vaccinations ,
Waivers ,
WTO