After 40 years, the European Union has finally replaced the “old” law on liability for defective products, Council Directive 85/374/EEC, by a “new” Product Liability Directive 2024/2853 (PLD). The PLD harmonizes and increases the level of protection of natural persons within the internal market and provides for a much-needed adaptation of the law to the
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What is Agentic AI? A Primer for Legal and Privacy Teams
As companies begin to move beyond large language model (LLM)-powered assistants into fully autonomous agents—AI systems that can plan, take actions, and adapt without human-in-the-loop—legal and privacy teams must be aware of the use cases and the risks that come with them.
What is Agentic AI?Agentic AI refers to AI systems—often built using LLMs but
Les lignes directrices sur les pratiques interdites en matière d’IA : décryptage du Règlement sur l’IA
Traduction par Stephanie Faber de l’article The European Commission’s Guidance on Prohibited AI Practices: Unraveling the AI Act écrit par Bartolomé Martin
La Commission européenne a publié, le 4 février 2025, les très attendues Lignes Directrices sur les Pratiques jugées Inacceptables en matière d’Intelligence Artificielle (IA) « LDPIIA » – qui à la date de cet article
L’IA et la contrefaçon de droits d’auteur : des juges allemands et américains prennent position
Dans un précédent post, nous nous sommes penchées sur la définition de l’intelligence artificielle pour souligner que quelle que soit sa finalité, générative, prédictive ou autre, l’IA a besoin de se nourrir d’une quantité énorme de données. Lorsque ces données sont des œuvres protégées par le droit d’auteur, se pose la question de savoir
Artificial Intelligence and Our Continuing Journeys in Alice’s Wonderland: Practice Points from Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp.
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
District Court Strikes Down FDA’s LDT Rule, Opens the Door for Challenges to FDA’s Regulation of Other “Services” as Medical Devices
On Monday, March 31, a court in the Eastern District of Texas found unlawful and vacated the Food and Drug Administration’s 2024 Rule regulating as “devices” under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”), certain laboratory-developed test (“LDTs”) used to diagnose, monitor, or determine treatment for diseases and conditions. The decision, American Clinical Laboratory Assoc. v.
“Glass ceilings have been shattered”: Analysing the impact of Kirsty Coventry’s election as the next IOC President
“Seismic”, “groundbreaking”, “landmark”. These are all words that have been used to describe Kirsty Coventry’s appointment as the next IOC President, after she swept to victory in the leadership election on 20 March 2025, winning more votes than the other six male candidates combined. The 41-year-old Zimbabwean will become the second youngest[1], first
UK Home Office Announces New Visa and Sponsorship Fees Effective April 2025
On 19 March, the UK Home Office announced increases to visa and sponsorship fees to take effect from 9 April. There are increases for most fees listed which will impact almost everyone including Skilled Worker visa holders, sponsors, and those applying for settlement and citizenship. The increases range from as little as £8.50 (which leads
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.
Qu’est-ce qu’un système d’IA ? Des précisions dans les lignes directrices de la Commission européenne
Traduction par Stephanie Faber de l’article The ReAIlity of What an AI System Is – Unpacking the Commission’s New Guidelines écrit par par Charles Helleputte, Andrea Otaola & Claire Murphy
La Commission européenne a récemment publié ses lignes directrices sur la définition d’un système d’intelligence artificielle (qui à la date de l’article ne sont