The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is rolling out a new Automated Search Pilot Program, offering applicants a first-of-its-kind opportunity to receive a pre-examination, AI-generated prior art search report. The program’s stated goals are to improve prosecution efficiency and the quality of patent examination by providing an Automated Search Results Notice (ASRN)
The wait is over – on September 18, 2025, almost 2 years after implementing the Interim Rule, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (“ODNI”) issued a Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (“FASCSA”) order to remove and exclude products and services from Acronis AG, a Swiss cybersecurity and data protection company. Although the
On September 9, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP”) issued a torrent of untitled letters, 40 in total, just days after rumblings that FDA would be cracking down on direct to consumer (“DTC”) advertising of pharmaceuticals.[1] This enforcement flurry—which we will digest in a later blog post,
On September 8, the D.C. Attorney General filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court against a crypto ATM operator alleging violations of the Consumer Protection Procedures Act and the Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults and the Elderly Act. The suit also alleges unlicensed money transmission activity in the District.
With increased consolidation of traditional medical practices and declining reimbursement rates, many physicians are turning to alternative models like concierge medicine to preserve their independence. Concierge medicine allows physicians to offer personalized, high-quality care to patients in exchange for a membership fee. This model is governed by private service agreements that outline the relationship between
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently published the calendar year (“CY”) 2026 proposed rule for Medicare payment for services provided in hospital outpatient departments under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) and services provided in ambulatory surgery centers (“ASCs”) (“the Proposed Rule”). Comments are due by September 15, 2025.
Starting January 1, 2026, health care practitioners in Texas are required to store electronic health records in the United States under a new Act. It applies to all records- regardless of the date on which the record was first prepared. his requirement is found in a recently enacted law that also includes requirements for
Effective October 1, 2025, updated regulations from the California Civil Rights Council will formally restrict the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in employment decision-making by California employers. In the employment context, these tools can be applied in a litany of ways to manage the workforce, including to screen resumes, make predictions about an applicant
Texas recently enacted a pair of laws aimed at AI governance in the public sector and in healthcare. Starting September 1, 2025, there will be statutory authorization for health care practitioners (HCPs) in Texas to use AI for care-related purposes. This includes a practitioner’s ability to develop courses of treatment and to diagnose patients.
Connecticut has revised its privacy law for the third time since it was passed in 2022. With SB 1295, the state has mirrored others (like Colorado and Montana) in making ongoing changes to its law. Many of the changes incorporate either in concept, or wholesale, provisions that exist in other states. Connecticut makes