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Fish & Richardson

Standard Essential Patent FAQs

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What are standards?   Standards are technological guidelines that enable various systems and/or components to work together using a common language....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Anthropic’s Great Book Heist: Do the Ends Justify the Means When It Comes to Training AI?

Robin Hood, the legendary antihero, is beloved for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. But what if he stole from the rich and then gave to his own bank account, with the explicit intent of writing checks to the...more

Paul Hastings LLP

UK Blocks Transfer of Graphene Assets on National Security Grounds

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On 20 August, the UK government issued a Final Order under Section 26 of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) blocking a proposed joint venture between Versarien plc (Versarien) and Anhui Boundary Innovative...more

Verrill

Fair Use and AI: What Buyers and Investors Need to Know

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Buy-side investors typically require the target company to represent that it has not infringed on the copyrights or other intellectual property of any third party. Typical language might read: “The operation of the Company as...more

Fisher Phillips

10 Steps for Built-to-Sell Tech Startups to Lock Down Employment Law Compliance

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You’ve built a great product, assembled a talented team, and maybe even caught the attention of investors or potential buyers. But your code or growth metrics will only get you so far if your company is not a compliant...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The Generative Slate: The Future of Authorship

It doesn't appear that AI is writing episodes of prestige television, but it could be playing a role behind the scenes. While the WGA strike focused on AI as a potential threat to creativity, the deal that followed did not...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – OpenAI releases GPT-5 and open-source models, AI industry leaders win approval to offer services to U.S....

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Rise of "Acquihiring" in a Post-Layoff Tech Sector

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As a practicing M&A attorney representing both strategic acquirers and venture-backed targets, I have had a front row seat to the fundamental transformation of Silicon Valley’s exit landscape. The rise of acquihiring...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Patent Protection vs. Trade Secrets: A Strategic Framework for High-Tech Startups

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When developing breakthrough technology, startups face a critical decision: pursue patent protection or maintain trade secrets. The choice depends on your technology's detectability and vulnerability to reverse engineering....more

Knobbe Martens

A Launchpad for Startups in the Space Domain: Apollo Accelerator

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In 2023, the U.S. Space Force launched the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Tools, Application, & Processing (TAP) Lab. The SDA TAP Lab aims to accelerate the delivery of space battle management software to operational units....more

The Volkov Law Group

Cadence Design Systems Settles with DOJ and Commerce Department for Export Control Violations and Agrees to Pay $140 Million (Part...

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DOJ’s initiation of its aggressive trade enforcement strategy is quickly unfolding — and the new strategy is a real and significant threat to all companies engaged in international trade. We are no longer in the era of FCPA...more

IR Global

Rethinking Legal Strategy for Startups and Scaling Companies

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Building a business is like building a house. If the foundation is weak, everything eventually crumbles. That's how Steven Weigler, founder and managing attorney of EmergeCounsel, and a 5-year trademark Super Lawyer,...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

The Chiplet Shift: Evolving Interface Standards and Commercial Ecosystems

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For decades, monolithic system-on-chip (“SoC”) designs defined the semiconductor landscape. Introduced in the 1970s and refined over several generations, SoCs allowed designers to integrate processors, memory controllers,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Future Script: How Generative AI Is Changing Collective Bargaining in the Entertainment Industry

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Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has the ability to transform many industries; its current and future impact on the entertainment industry is particularly significant and cannot be overstated. The SAG-AFTRA and WGA...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The 2025 AI Action Plan: Key Business and Legal Implications

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

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Harmonizing AI and Copyright: Fair Use in the Age of Generative Music

In previous Snippets articles and AI News Roundups, we introduced the current lawsuits between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and two of the largest generative AI music companies, Suno and Udio. To...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Tech Titans Invoke, and Grow, Apex Deposition Doctrine

Plaintiffs’ attorneys often hope to put a famous face on the business end of lawsuits against corporate defendants. The sight of a celebrity from the business world answering uncomfortable questions creates courtroom drama...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Suirui International Ordered to Divest from Jupiter Systems

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President Donald Trump issued a presidential order (the Order) on July 8, 2025, retroactively prohibiting the acquisition of Jupiter Systems LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, by Suirui International Co. Ltd., a Hong...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SkadBytes Podcast | Tech’s Shifting Landscape: Five Trends Shaping the Conversation

Introducing “SkadBytes,” our newest podcast where Skadden’s IP and Tech team discusses pivotal changes driving tech regulation and innovation. Host Deborah Kirk and colleagues Alistair Ho and Jonathan Stephenson reflect on...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Anthropic and Meta Win Major, but Limited, AI Copyright Lawsuits

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Recently, major technology companies, Anthropic and Meta each secured landmark victories in separate copyright lawsuits. The companies had been sued by authors and their publishers, regarding claims that these companies’ AI...more

Hogan Lovells

Creative and AI sectors meet as UK Government launches AI and copyright working groups

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As part of the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, the UK Government announced on 16 July 2025 the formation of expert working groups as part of its Plan for Change. These working groups will aim to deliver a solution that...more

Venable LLP

Development Contract Considerations for AI-Generated Works and Copyright Ownership

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In a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the court refused to register a work where its sole author was an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. This holding is in line with the Copyright Office’s...more

Wiley Rein LLP

The FCC’s National Security Mandate: The Rise of the Council on National Security

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken significant steps to institutionalize national security within its regulatory framework through the creation of the Council on National Security (CNS). Chaired by Chairman...more

Polsinelli

AI vs. Authors: Two California Judges, Two Directions and More Uncertainty on Fair Use and Copyright

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Key Takeaways - Courts Lean Toward Fair Use for AI Training: Two California rulings suggest that using copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence (AI) may be considered fair use if outputs are transformative and do...more

Knobbe Martens

Proposed Budget Cuts for U.S. Government Satellite Monitoring Could Lead to Market and IP Opportunities

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In July 2025, the U.S. federal government proposed an 84% reduction in funding to the Office of Space Commerce. Some say the move would effectively terminate the agency’s further development of the Traffic Coordination System...more

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