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A coalition of 115 digital asset builders, investors, and advocates submitted a letter to the Senate Committee on Banking and the Committee on Agriculture on August 27, advocating for the protections afforded to open-source...more
Hosts Tina and Jennie welcome their colleague Bryan Baysinger, head of Maynard Nexsen’s Intellectual Property practice group, to discuss how employers can protect their IP in the modern workplace. From remote work and...more
Over time, there have been huge shifts in the amount of financing required to start and scale businesses. Advances such as cloud computing and open-source software have enabled technology startups to commence and grow their...more
Following the release of the Executive Order Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI in January 2025, the White House announced a comprehensive new policy initiative on July 23, 2025 titled Winning the Race: America's...more
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
On July 23, 2025, President Trump announced a sweeping new AI strategy, releasing the highly anticipated "Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan" and signing three executive orders regarding federal procurement,...more
The plan seeks to limit AI regulation at the federal and state level, encourages rapid development of AI infrastructure, and warns against ideological bias in models....more
On July 23, 2025, the Trump Administration released its AI Action Plan (“the Plan”), a long-anticipated roadmap for the federal government’s approach to AI governance that presents a number of implications for businesses...more
On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled its “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the “Plan”), a comprehensive roadmap outlining a series of policy goals and recommended policy actions intended “for near-term...more
The European Commission (Commission) adopted its long-anticipated guidelines on the scope of obligations for general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI) models under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act) (Guidelines) on July...more
On July 23, 2025, the federal government unveiled America’s AI Action Plan (the Plan), a sweeping policy roadmap aimed at clearing away regulatory barriers, supercharging U.S. investment in infrastructure and talent...more
As of July 23, 2025, the White House has declared AI not just a strategic priority, but an industrial, informational, and cultural revolution the U.S. intends to lead. The official Action Plan organizes this imperative around...more
Join Kelley Drye for a practical CLE webinar, “Avoiding Pitfalls and Trolls in Payment Agreements: Understanding How AI, Open Source and Licenses Impact the Payment Industry.” This session will help payments attorneys move...more
The risks associated with leveraging open source libraries, and the review needed, are increasing. In the first half of 2025, cybersecurity researchers observed a sharp rise in the incidence of malicious code embedded in...more
For many reasons, existing open source licenses are not a good fit for AI. Simply put, AI involves more than just software and most open source licenses are designed primarily for software. Much work has been done by many...more
At the 2025 South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, MoFo partner Justin Haan led a dynamic panel discussion exploring the legal, business, and policy challenges emerging from the rapid growth of open-source...more
What are we really talking about and what are the legal implications under the EU AI Act? The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to significant opportunities and challenges, especially in the realm of...more
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop at a rapid pace, even the most sophisticated general counsel (GC) and in-house legal teams will be hard pressed to keep up with the evolving legal landscape....more
DeepSeek, a startup AI company owned by a Chinese hedge fund, which is in turn owned by a young AI whiz-kid, Liang Wenfeng, claims that its newly released V-3 software-R1 was trained inexpensively and without using NVIDIA’s...more
Open-source software (OSS) and artificial intelligence (AI) are commonly used terms in today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape. Both are pivotal in shaping modern technology but are rooted in different goals and philosophies....more
For law firms, a well-functioning website is crucial for attracting new clients, retaining existing ones, and growing the business. However, the platform you use to manage your website—your Content Management System...more
In a closely watched and complicated case, Van Loon et al. v. Dep’t of the Treasury et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) cannot sanction Tornado...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") exceeded the authority granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") when it added the...more
The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847) is a pioneering piece of EU legislation that establishes mandatory cybersecurity standards for most hardware and software products made available on the EU market....more
Intangible assets represent over 90% of the value of every AI company. An effective IP strategy can help protect these assets and steer your Company to higher valuations and provide leverage in commercialization of your...more