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DoD Updates Guidance on Acquisition of Contractor Technical Data and Associated Data Rights
DoD Updates Guidance on Acquisition of Contractor Technical Data and Associated Data Rights
On November 21, 2025, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) updated DoD Manual (“DoDM”) 5010.12, Acquisition and Management of Contractor-Prepared...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
DoD Updates Guidance on Acquisition of Contractor Technical Data and Associated Data Rights
Policy Week in Review – December 12, 2025
Policy Week in Review – December 12, 2025
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Limit State Regulation of Artificial Intelligence -
On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Policy Week in Review – December 12, 2025
Return of the BIOSECURE Act: What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know
Return of the BIOSECURE Act: What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know
Key Takeaways :
House advances BIOSECURE Act as part of NDAA legislation. The latest version would bar contractors and federal funding...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Return of the BIOSECURE Act: What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know
California Privacy: Key 2025 Legislative Changes
California Privacy: Key 2025 Legislative Changes
California has once again expanded its already-complex privacy and technology regulatory landscape. During the most recent legislative session,...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
California Privacy: Key 2025 Legislative Changes
Key Concepts in AI Contracting: Data Rights and Restrictions
Key Concepts in AI Contracting: Data Rights and Restrictions
One of the key concepts in contracting for generative AI (GenAI) is allocating rights to data that the GenAI tool processes and generates, as...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Key Concepts in AI Contracting: Data Rights and Restrictions
New FDA Digital Health Pilot, Same FDA Enforcement Discretion
New FDA Digital Health Pilot, Same FDA Enforcement Discretion
On December 8, 2025, FDA announced a pilot for certain digital health devices in connection with the Center for Medicare and Medical Innovation’s...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
New FDA Digital Health Pilot, Same FDA Enforcement Discretion
New York Enacts 2022 UCC Amendments Creating New Regime for Digital Assets Under State Law
New York Enacts 2022 UCC Amendments Creating New Regime for Digital Assets Under State Law
New York has now joined with 32 other states and the District of Columbia in enacting the 2022 amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
New York Enacts 2022 UCC Amendments Creating New Regime for Digital Assets Under State Law
Securing the Final Frontier: Cybersecurity Risk, Regulation, and Compliance Trends in Space and Satellite Operations
Securing the Final Frontier: Cybersecurity Risk, Regulation, and Compliance Trends in Space and Satellite Operations
Space and satellite systems underpin a wide range of critical functions, including global communications, navigation, scientific research,...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Securing the Final Frontier: Cybersecurity Risk, Regulation, and Compliance Trends in Space and Satellite Operations
President Signs Executive Order to Limit State Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
President Signs Executive Order to Limit State Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order purporting to limit the ability of states to regulate the use of artificial...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
President Signs Executive Order to Limit State Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
Cryptoassets: OFSI’s Sanctions Threat Assessment
Cryptoassets: OFSI’s Sanctions Threat Assessment
The UK has a number of sanctions that can be engaged by crypto-related activities. Most notably, its asset freeze restrictions prohibit making...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Cryptoassets: OFSI’s Sanctions Threat Assessment
New EU Regulation Clarifies Cybersecurity Rules for IoT Devices and Other ‘Products with Digital Elements’
New EU Regulation Clarifies Cybersecurity Rules for IoT Devices and Other ‘Products with Digital Elements’
On November 28 2025, the European Commission adopted a regulation implementing the Cyber Resilience Act (‘CRA’) – an EU-wide law which lays down...
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December 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
New EU Regulation Clarifies Cybersecurity Rules for IoT Devices and Other ‘Products with Digital Elements’
FBI Warns of Account Takeover Fraud
FBI Warns of Account Takeover Fraud
On November 25, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a Public Service Announcement warning that cyber criminals are...
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December 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
FBI Warns of Account Takeover Fraud
NIS2 directive explained: Part 3 - Supply chain security
NIS2 directive explained: Part 3 - Supply chain security
The requirement of NIS2 that in-scope entities adopt measures to ensure the security of its immediate supply chain is one of the lesser discussed...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NIS2 directive explained: Part 3 - Supply chain security
Life Sciences News in Italy: November 2025
Life Sciences News in Italy: November 2025
On 27 November 2025, Commission Decision (EU) 2025/2371 of 26 November 2025 declaring the functionality of the first four EUDAMED modules was...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Life Sciences News in Italy: November 2025
Why the Alice Test is Stupid, Part IV: The Usefulness Paradox
Why the Alice Test is Stupid, Part IV: The Usefulness Paradox
One might be forgiven for assuming, based on a cursory reading of the Constitution or perhaps a fleeting bout of logic, that the U.S. patent...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Why the Alice Test is Stupid, Part IV: The Usefulness Paradox
A Closer Look at the President’s Latest Executive Order Regarding State AI Legislation
A Closer Look at the President’s Latest Executive Order Regarding State AI Legislation
Following failed congressional attempts to limit state AI laws, on December 11, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled Ensuring a...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A Closer Look at the President’s Latest Executive Order Regarding State AI Legislation
40 State AGs Warn against Delusional LLM Outputs
40 State AGs Warn against Delusional LLM Outputs
Attorneys General from 40 US States sent letter to leading LLM companies earlier this week warning that sycophantic and delusional outputs...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
40 State AGs Warn against Delusional LLM Outputs
Top Section 101 Patent Eligibility Stories of 2025
Top Section 101 Patent Eligibility Stories of 2025
Top off the eggnog, straighten the twinkle lights and clear a space between the nutcrackers and the model train set for a fresh stack of Top...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Top Section 101 Patent Eligibility Stories of 2025
AI Startups Keep Their Market Edge in Q3 2025, But Sustainability Questions Linger
AI Startups Keep Their Market Edge in Q3 2025, But Sustainability Questions Linger
Q3 2025 confirmed what many venture observers suspected: startups deploying or developing AI technologies continue to command higher valuations...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
AI Startups Keep Their Market Edge in Q3 2025, But Sustainability Questions Linger
OCC Confirms Riskless Principal Transactions in Crypto Assets by Banks Are Permissible
OCC Confirms Riskless Principal Transactions in Crypto Assets by Banks Are Permissible
On December 9, 2025, the OCC issued Interpretive Letter #1188 to confirm that national banks may engage in riskless principal crypto-asset...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
OCC Confirms Riskless Principal Transactions in Crypto Assets by Banks Are Permissible
EC Issues First Non-Compliance Fine Under the DSA: X Fined €120 Million for Dark Patterns and Transparency Failures
EC Issues First Non-Compliance Fine Under the DSA: X Fined €120 Million for Dark Patterns and Transparency Failures
The European Commission has taken a consequential step in the early enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA). On 5 December 2025, the...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
EC Issues First Non-Compliance Fine Under the DSA: X Fined €120 Million for Dark Patterns and Transparency Failures
U.S. M&A rises sharply as big-ticket transactions return amid favorable policy developments
U.S. M&A rises sharply as big-ticket transactions return amid favorable policy developments
Following a surge in U.S. M&A in the second half of 2025, hope for heightened activity in 2026 are high—even with the midterm elections on the...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
U.S. M&A rises sharply as big-ticket transactions return amid favorable policy developments
Cyber Protections Set to Advance in Must-Pass Defense Legislation
Cyber Protections Set to Advance in Must-Pass Defense Legislation
On December 7, 2025, House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders unveiled legislative text (House Amendment to S. 1071) for the fiscal year...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Cyber Protections Set to Advance in Must-Pass Defense Legislation
Continue to Monitor Evolving AI Regulations and Requirements
Continue to Monitor Evolving AI Regulations and Requirements
On December 11, 2025, a new Executive Order titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” was issued, signaling...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Continue to Monitor Evolving AI Regulations and Requirements
Federal Circuit Overturns $39M Jury Verdict, Reinforcing Strict Written Description Requirements for Genus Claims
Federal Circuit Overturns $39M Jury Verdict, Reinforcing Strict Written Description Requirements for Genus Claims
On November 18, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in Duke University v. Sandoz Inc., No. 24-1078, 2025 WL 3210322 (Fed....
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December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Federal Circuit Overturns $39M Jury Verdict, Reinforcing Strict Written Description Requirements for Genus Claims