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Artificial Intelligence Platforms and Copyright law: is the Legal Belt Tightening?
The decision by a U.S. court to continue deliberating the major lawsuit filed by several visual artists against Generative Artificial Intelligence platforms could call into question how these platforms can operate without infringing on the copyright of works that were used to “train” them….By: Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.
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The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – August 2024
Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates – New York AG Seeks Comments on Rulemaking for Minors’ Online Protection Laws – On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed rulemaking (ANPRs) for the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation for Kids Act (SAFE Act) and the Child Data Protection Act…
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No Requirement to Raise All Arguments in Rehearing Request
The Federal Circuit in Voice Tech Corp. v. Unified Patents, LLC, No. 2022-2163 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 1, 2024) (Lourie, Chen, and Cunningham), affirmed the PTAB’s determination that claims of Voice Tech Corp.’s (“Voice Tech”) U.S. Patent No. 10,491,679 (“the ’679 patent”), which covers technology for controlling a computer via a mobile device using voice commands,…
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The Importance of Prong Two of Step 2A for AI inventions
Under the direction of President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence (AI), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a guidance update on the subject matter eligibility analysis “to promote clarity, consistency, and address innovation in AI and critical and emerging technologies.”…By: Baker Botts L.L.P.
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FDA Seeks Input on Biosimilar Product Development Guidance
On July 25, 2024, the FDA published a notice establishing a public docket for commenting to obtain information to assist the FDA in assessing how best to advance the development of new biosimilar products, as part of the Biosimilar Use Free Amendments of 2022 (“BsUFA III”)….By: Goodwin
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Dental Specialists Data Breach Affects an Estimated 38,442 People
On August 9, 2024, Dental Specialists of Minnesota, PLLC d/b/a The Dental Specialists filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access an employee’s email account. In this notice, Dental Specialists explains that the incident…
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Artificial Intelligence & Product Liability
As federal agencies and states grapple with regulating artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance its safety profile, and as businesses race to adopt AI for myriad purposes, it is important to recognize a general safety framework already exists in the form of product liability laws. Notably, many industry experts have opined that AI systems are “black…
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What Is Polypharmacy And Why Should You Care?
Polypharmacy is Medspeak for taking more than one prescription medication at a time. About one in five Americans over age 49 is a polypharmicist, of sorts….By: Napoli Shkolnik
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Georgia’s Products Liability Statute of Repose: “First Sale” vs. “A Sale”
In L’Oreal USA, Inc. v. Burroughs, 372 Ga. App. 30, 2024 Ga. App. LEXIS 250, the Court of Appeals of Georgia (Appellate Court) considered whether Georgia’s ten-year statute of repose for products liability precluded strict liability and/or negligence claims where the product, allegedly causing injury, was first purchased more than 10 years ago, but new…
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Middle East Crisis: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes Amid Fears of Escalation
The Israeli military said it had hit weapons facilities, prompting Hezbollah to target an Israeli base, as tit-for-tat strikes continued across the Lebanese border.
