On April 11, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published comprehensive guidance to address the growing incorporation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legal practices, especially concerning patent and trademark applications. Let’s dive into the critical aspects of this…
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Eight AGs Urge Court to Intensify Measures Against Repeat Telemarketing Violator
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein led a bipartisan coalition of eight state AGs, including Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, and Texas, in requesting the District Court in the Southern District of Texas to amplify measures against John Caldwell Spiller, a repeat offender of federal and state telemarketing and telephone privacy laws.
Artificial Intelligence — Developing Intellectual Property Implications
Randal J. Brotherhood
It is beyond dispute that artificial intelligence (“AI”) is prompting technological innovation in many areas of commerce and life in ways that, until recently, could only be considered unimaginable. AI has rapidly advanced from traditional AI systems that rely on explicit human-created programming rules–for example, binary statements that guide a system’s decisions
TV and AI: Mixing Two Topics and Four Letters
A few years ago, I wrote posts about technology and the law and about how litigation is depicted on television. As kind of a mash-up of these posts, I asked Google Gemini to write a blog post about litigation on television. And, to my surprise, the post was actually pretty insightful. So, below, I
Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Against OpenAI and Microsoft Are Mounting
In two complaints filed last week, The Intercept Media, Inc, Raw Story Media, Inc. and AlterNet Media, Inc. became the latest companies to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The Intercept also included Microsoft as a defendant.
Both complaints were filed by self-identified “news organizations,” and allege that
Decoding Cyber Threats: Protecting Critical Infrastructure in a Digital World
In the latest episode of Regulatory Oversight, Troutman Pepper Partner Judy Jagdmann and Counsel Gene Fishel are joined by Sam Kaplan, assistant general counsel for public policy for Palo Alto Networks. They engage in an insightful conversation revolving around the government response to cyber incidents and the potential role of AI in combating cybersecurity threats.
Bipartisan Group of AGs Issue Warning Letter Over Alleged Election Robocalling
On February 6, a bipartisan group of 51 attorney general (AG) sent a warning letter to Life Corporation (Life Corp.) for allegedly engaging in an illegal robocall campaign that they claim was intended to deter New Hampshire voters from participating in the primary on January 23. The calls purportedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate
Litigation in Switzerland
When I think of Switzerland, I think about the country’s famous mountains, chocolates, clocks, cheese, and banks. But I don’t think about electronic filing. And it turns out that is partly because many litigators there do not use the country’s electronic filing system and, instead, file papers in hard copy. This is just one of
Navigating the Privacy Landscape: Insights from Troutman Pepper’s 2023 Privacy Year in Review
In an era where privacy, security, and artificial intelligence are at the forefront of many business operations, staying informed about the latest developments is crucial. Our 2023 Privacy Year in Review is an in-depth analysis of the past year’s significant advancements and challenges in these areas.
AGs Urge the Federal Government to Regulate AI in Telemarketing
North Carolina Attorney General (AG) Josh Stein led a bipartisan effort urging the federal government to impose stricter regulations on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in telemarketing. The collective push involved 26 state AGs who jointly submitted a letter in response to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC’s) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) for “Implications of