Companies in multiple industries are experimenting with artificial intelligence to generate specific solutions to long-standing challenges. To this end, numerous companies are filing patent applications for inventions involving AI.
This article outlines key aspects in-house counsel and inventors need to keep in mind when developing their AI-based inventions.
Advanced planning for an early stage equity financing can significantly smooth the path for startups, helping to identify opportunities and avoid setbacks. A critical part of the process is the investor’s legal due diligence.
Smart product manufacturers invest in protecting their intellectual property rights. Preventing and addressing counterfeit and infringing products on an ongoing basis should be prioritized as a core function of their business.
This article outlines six steps can organizations can take to protect their brand and fight infringement.
In recent years, direct investment from Chinese companies into Mexico has experienced significant growth. This article discusses key considerations and recent trends related to nearshoring in Mexico.
With the advent and proliferation of social media, employers and HR managers may need to reassess how they approach workplace harassment claims as a result of the virtual world in which today’s workforce operates.
This article discusses a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision (Okonowsky v. Merrick Garland) involving outside-of-work social media posts giving rise to a sexually hostile work environment claim.
The article provides an overview of President Trump's executive order (EO) titled
“Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to
the Federal Government.” This article also offers key takeaways for higher education institutions.
The 2023-2024 US Supreme Court session has concluded the term with a series of opinions in the areas of administrative law and executive power. This article discusses a trio of decisions that could have important potential implications for the fintech and digital asset industries.
On October 21, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations (the Division) published its annual examination priorities for 2025 (2025 Priorities). This resource outlines some of the key findings from the report.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an indispensable tool, but with the rapid advancement in the technology has come a rise in electricity demand, drawing regulatory attention on the natural resources that AI requires.
Within this context, companies and policymakers are considering how AI may contribute both to sustainable solutions and environmental impacts. For companies that have committed to environmental targets and are simultaneously advancing AI and seeking power to do so, managing both goals can lead to a competitive advantage.
The provision of patient assistance, including transportation and other free or discounted items and services to patients by health care providers and suppliers implicate certain fraud and abuse laws.
These law include the prohibition on beneficiary inducements under the federal Civil Monetary Penalties (“CMP”) Law and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”).
This article provides a summary of the CMP Law and AKS and certain exceptions under those laws.