On April 3, the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released two memoranda with AI guidance and requirements for federal agencies, Memorandum M-25-21 on Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust (“OMB AI Use Memo“) and Memorandum M-25-22 on Driving Efficient Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government (“OMB AI
Recenti provvedimenti degli organi dell’Istituto di Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria in tema di prodotti cosmetici e integratori alimentari
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Dall’analisi dei provvedimenti assunti nel 2024 dagli organi dell’Istituto di Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria notiamo una preponderanza di ingiunzioni e provvedimenti basati sulla violazione degli articoli 23 e 23bis del Codice di Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria della Comunicazione commerciale (“CAP”), che individuano le regole per una corretta diffusione dei messaggi pubblicitari rispettivamente in tema di “Prodotti cosmetici e
EU’s Community of Practice Publishes Updated AI Model Contractual Clauses
The “market” for AI contracting terms continues to evolve, and whilst there is no standardised approach (as much will depend on the use cases, technical features and commercial terms), a number of attempts have been made to put forward contracting models. One of the latest being from the EU’s Community of Practice on Public Procurement
BIS Further Restricts Exports of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Chips to China
For more insights and analysis from Cleary lawyers on policy and regulatory developments from a legal perspective, visit What to Expect From a Second Trump Administration.
In the final weeks of the Biden Administration and early days of the second Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued
China and the U.S. – Different Approaches to Regulating AI
Tracey Tang and Art Dicker
Artificial intelligence has become a central pillar of China in its drive to become an advanced economy. The development of AI has enjoyed tremendous government support, benefitting from a large population and data collected in China through various digital platforms. As such, China has been at the forefront of adopting
Week Ten in Trade – First 100 Days of the New Administration
Commerce Department Establishes Standard Policy for Questionnaire Extensions in AD/CVD Proceedings
The Department of Commerce issued a new policy to create uniform filing deadline extensions in antidumping duty and countervailing duty proceedings. Overall, the policy will decrease the amount of time received in extension requests for initial and supplemental questionnaires. The specific policy updates include
U.S. Government Signals Intent to Increase Enforcement of U.S. Export Controls
For more insights and analysis from Cleary lawyers on policy and regulatory developments from a legal perspective, visit What to Expect From a Second Trump Administration.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) held its annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy (the Conference). During
The Trump Administration Targets China, Iran, and Pakistan in its First Export Regulatory Action
On March 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two final rules that announced the addition of 80 new entities to the Entity List (see BIS press release here). In its press release, BIS officials stated that the Entity List is only one of the powerful tools
Pubblicato dall’EPO il Patent Index 2024: l’Italia frena nella crescita della brevettazione, ma rimane protagonista nel deposito di brevetti europei con effetto unitario
L’Ufficio Europeo dei Brevetti (European Patent Office – EPO) ha pubblicato il Patent Index 2024, che analizza l’andamento nel corso dell’ultimo anno delle domande di brevetto presentate nell’Unione Europea.
Il numero di domande di brevetto depositate presso l’EPO nel 2024 è stato pari a 199.264, mantenendosi su livelli elevati e sostanzialmente stabili rispetto
California Frontier AI Working Group Issues Report on Foundation Model Regulation
On March 18, the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models (the “Working Group”) released its draft report on the regulation of foundation models, with the aim of providing an “evidence-based foundation for AI policy decisions” in California that “ensure[s] these powerful technologies benefit society globally while reasonably managing emerging risks.” The Working