Investigation & Intelligence Feeds
Latest Federal Court Cases: In re Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Our case of the week is one of a series of cases challenging newly-enacted procedures by the Trump Administration that are having a sig...
Dr. Tidmarsh Resigns as Director of CDER, Leadership Developments in Key FDA Offices, and FDA Announces Reforms to Accelerate Biosimilars
Through our Venable FDA Pulse series, we provide insight into key developments within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agen...
California Enacts New AI Safety and Transparency Laws While Vetoing ‘No Robo Bosses Act’
In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation addressing artificial intelligence (AI) safety and permissible uses in the workplac...
Antitrust meets AI: Plaintiffs, enforcers, and legislatures take aim at alleged AI-driven collusion
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 325 (AB 325), amending the state’s Cartwright Act to explicitly prohibit...
USPTO Tightens IPR Procedures: Lessons from Recent Material Error Cases and New Policy Changes
Petitioners challenging patents in IPR procedures may use various strategies to improve the likelihood of avoiding discretionary denial...
Social Links: The Internet’s Awkward Teen Phase
By the end of November, Character.AI will stop letting anyone under 18 chat freely with its bots. No more late-night conversations with...
Third Circuit rules that an employer’s passwords are not “trade secrets”
An employer’s passwords may protect valuable information, but the passwords themselves lack independent economic value and thus fail to...
DOJ Data Security Program compliance: Key considerations for organizations
All aspects of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)’s final rule, “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Gover...
Biometric Data: Privacy Compliance in Practice
Businesses are increasingly adopting biometric technologies for a wide range of uses, from controlling access to digital and physical s...
Unlocking IP grant funds for Canadian SMEs
IP protection can seem costly and feel out of reach for many Canadian startups. Rest assured, government funding and grants may be avai...