The Briefing: Part One: CCPA’s New Rules on Automated Decision making Technology (ADMT)
California privacy law has entered a new phase. In Part One of this two-part episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Richard Buckley breaks down California’s new CCPA regulations governing Automated Decision making Technology, or ADMT. This episode explains how the amended rules go beyond data collection and sharing to regulate
Judge Issues Public Admonition + $12,000 Sanctions for Hallucinations
In a strongly worded order, Judge Julie A. Robinson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas publicly admonished and sanctioned four lawyers representing a plaintiff company in a patent infringement case for using ChatGPT to find caselaw to support a response to a motion to exclude an expert witness, and a response
Confronto tra segni “capovolti”: il segno indicato nella registrazione è l’unico che rileva ai fini del giudizio sulla somiglianza
La recente decisione del Tribunale dell’Unione Europea del 21 gennaio 2026 nel caso T-43/25 ha confermato il precedente orientamento secondo cui nella valutazione circa la somiglianza tra marchi, i segni devono essere confrontati nella forma in cui godono di protezione, vale a dire così come sono stati registrati
How 2026 Will Reshape Business and Corporate Law
How 2026 Will Reshape Business and Corporate Law by Jeffrey A. Bekiares
How 2026 Will Reshape Business and Corporate Law
How 2026 Will Reshape Business and Corporate Law? Predictions are a rough game, as any seasoned sports fan knows. But, they can also be a useful signal-post to prepare for what’s to come, and, let’s
35 State AGs Raise Concerns About Deepfakes with xAI
On January 23, 2026, a bipartisan group of 35 state Attorneys General issued a letter to xAI stating their concern “about artificial-intelligence produced deepfake nonconsensual intimate images (NCII) of real people, including, children, wherever it is made or found,” including xAI’s chatbot, Grok. This is in addition to the letter sent on January 13, 2026
The EU Digital Networks Act: Revolution or Evolution of EU Telecom Law?
At a Glance:
As proposed, the DNA would bring major changes to the EU’s digital infrastructure and telecom framework. In particular, the EC inter alia proposes to introduce the following:
A copper network switch off by 31 December 2035 (earlier in regions where 95% fibre coverage would be achieved, and affordable retail connectivity would be
A Year On from UK Government Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
The authors wish to thank Joshua Saunders for his contributions to this post.
In February 2025 we reported on the UK government consultation on potential changes to UK copyright legislation in light of AI, Clock is Ticking for Responses to UK Government Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence | Global IP & Technology Law Blog
AI Use + Data Security: A Growing Gap
A recent report published by Cyera entitled “State of AI Data Security: How to Close the Readiness Gap as AI Outpaces Enterprise Safeguards,” based on a survey of 921 IT and cybersecurity professionals, finds that although 83% of enterprises “already use AI in daily operations…only 13% report strong visibility into how it is
The State of AI: Key Insights from the 2026 Leadership Survey
AI hype is everywhere. The 15th Annual AI & Data Leadership Executive Benchmark Survey, shows what nearly 110 Fortune 1000 companies and global brands are actually doing with AI. Once a future bet, AI is now a business mandate, and most companies are already seeing results.
Investment is essentially universal with an overwhelming 99.1%