If you’re a patent practitioner who works with innovation related to artificial intelligence, you’ll want to consider the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox. Corp. This decision is the first to explicitly consider patent eligibility in the context of the use of artificial intelligence.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district
How Is AI Changing the Geopolitical Landscape and the World Around Us?
AI is transforming the global system in ways not seen since the industrial revolution. Against a climate of significant geopolitical and economic change, how will AI affect the world we live in, from its impact on global power dynamics to the skills of the future? In this in-depth discussion, international affairs advisor Matthew Kirk
Join Us in April for Three Upcoming Strafford Webinars
Our very own Alan Friel, Julia Jacobson, Kyle Dull and Samuel Marticke will be featured in a series of upcoming CLE webinars designed to equip legal professionals with practical strategies for drafting enforceable terms of use, managing privacy risks in AI, and navigating the latest state data privacy laws.
Drafting Terms of Use
The EU AI Act and Respective Regulation of Financial Services
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, came into force on 1 August 2024. As outlined in my previous article headlined EU AI Act Proposal and Regulation of Financial Services, the AI Act has a two-year implementation period, while most of the rules and obligations under the AI Act will
CA Legislators Charge That Privacy Agency AI Rulemaking Is Beyond Its Authority
As we have covered, the public comment period closed on February 19th for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) draft regulations on automated decision-making technology, risk assessments and cybersecurity audits under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “Draft Regulations”). One comment that has surfaced (the CPPA has yet to publish the comments), in particular,
Data Processing Evaluation and Risk Assessment Requirements Under California’s Proposed CCPA Regulations
As we have previously detailed here, the latest generation of regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), drafted by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), have advanced beyond public comments are closer to becoming final. These include regulations on automated decision-making technology (ADMT), data processing evaluation and risk assessment requirements and cybersecurity audits.
Join Team SPB this Spring for Three Engaging Webinars
Join Team SPB’s Alan Friel, Julia Jacobson and Kyle Dull for three informative webinars addressing key topics including AI-driven decision-making technologies, the development of terms of service and privacy policies, and best practices for the responsible use of AI and associated risk management.
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Commercial Agents Regulations: Here to Stay
In October 2024 we reported on the case of Kompakwerk GmbH v Liveperson Netherlands B.V. [CL-2018-000802] which concerned the question of whether an agent selling access to end users in Great Britain to a third-party software as a service (SaaS) product should be considered an agent for the purposes of the Commercial Agents
Firm Launches AI and Data Privacy Resource Tools
Squire Patton Boggs has launched resource tools for managing data governance under the brand Privacy Powered by Squire Patton Boggs™ *, which were developed by the firm’s global Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice. The first two resources offered are templates and related tools for conducting US data inventory and impact assessments and
The ReAIlity of What an AI System Is – Unpacking the Commission’s New Guidelines
The European Commission has recently released its Guidelines on the Definition of an Artificial Intelligence System under the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689). The guidelines are adopted in parallel to commission guidelines on prohibited AI practices (that also entered into application on February 2), with the goal of providing businesses, developers and regulators with further