There is something new to make your patent applications “special.” The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just launched the “Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program”[1] allowing eligible ...

The Albanese Government has rejected a proposal to amend Australia’s copyright laws to allow artificial intelligence (AI) systems to freely train on copyright works, according to an official statement ...

On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an interim final rule (IFR) that will end its current practice of automatically extending employment authorization ...

The plaintiff National Recovery Agency Group, LLC (NRA) is a debt-collection firm that maintains large volumes of personally ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced an interpretive rule yesterday that clarifies the scope of the Fair ...

On October 23, 2025, Germany’s Federal Labor Court (Das Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) held that female employees need not be ...

On October 9th, the IRS announced several inflation adjustments for 2026, including adjustments to the annual contribution ...

Key Takeaways The Joint Commission and the Coalition for Health AI released a new framework, the Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare (RUAIH), to guide safe, ethical adoption of AI tools in clinical ...

Effective October 30, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security will publish an interim final rule that eliminates the automatic 540-day extension for employment authorization (“EAD” or “I-765”) ...

On October 17, 2025, the Trump Administration released a significant proclamation imposing new Section 232 duties on medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) (such as trucks); MHDV parts; and buses.

On October 9, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins delivered a dinner speech outlining his vision to revitalize U.S. public markets in order to, in his words, “Make IPOs Great Again.” He expressed concern over ...

In August, Bracewell discussed the evolving impact of UK and EU sanctions on corporations in the energy and infrastructure sectors. In a significant escalation, in October, the UK, US and EU changed ...