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How the USPTO’s Change in Discretionary Denial Guidelines Will Affect Patent Litigation

In May 2020, the PTAB panel in Apple Inc. v. Fintiv, Inc. (IPR2020-00019) denied the institution of Apple’s petition due to the advanced status of a parallel district court litigation. The panel...

How to Handle Government Payment Delays as a Federal Contractor 

Winning a federal contract presents a great opportunity, but what should you do if the government doesn’t pay you on time—or at all? While the federal government is generally reliable when it comes to...

President Trump’s AI Initiative Grows as NSF and OSTP Ask for Comments

On January 23, 2025, President Trump, marking the beginning of his second term, signed Executive Order (EO) 14179, titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial...

Trump’s Executive Order on Government Efficiency—A Must-Know for Federal Contractors

On February 26, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) aimed at transforming federal spending on contracts, grants, and loans. The order emphasizes that it “commences a...

What AI’s First Fair Use Ruling Means: Thomson Reuters v. ROSS

Earlier last week, a pivotal US ruling regarding fair use in AI-related copyright litigation was delivered by Judge Stephanos Bibas in the case Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, No. 1:20-cv-00613...

The Impact of DEI Shifts on Government Contractors: What to Know

While much attention has been paid to President Trump’s Executive Order on Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (the “EO”) due to its removal of race and sex-based...

Adequate Human Input May Enable Copyright Protection for AI Outputs

After several months of delays, the U.S. Copyright Office has released part two of its three-part report addressing the copyright concerns raised by artificial intelligence (AI). Titled...

DOJ Initiates New DEI Enforcement Actions

On the evening of Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a set of memos to various divisions within the Department of Justice (DOJ). One of the memos emphasized the DOJ’s...

What You Need to Know from the U.S. Copyright Office’s January 2025 AI Report

On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office released Part 2 of its report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. This section primarily focuses on the copyrightability of works created using...
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