Justin Pierce

Apr 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | Leonard L. Gordon |Justin Pierce

Maintaining a robust copyright portfolio is crucial for brand owners. Copyright is a universe almost as big as Marvel's, covering materials from ad copy to music and social media posts. Host Len Gordon and Venable partner Justin Pierce talk about how it's vital to secure ownership rights through agreements, clear third-party content, register copyrights, and have work-for-hire contracts.

Mar 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | David Chen |Liza V. Craig |Justin Pierce |Julie Tibbets

Proposed federal legislation known as the BIOSECURE Act is being considered in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.1 In general, the BIOSECURE Act would prohibit U.S. federal funding (including loans, grants, and contracts (including contract extensions and renewals)) in connection with biotechnology equipment or services produced or provided by Chinese biotechnology service providers that are named in the legislation (BGI Genomics, MGI, Complete Genomics, and WuXi...

Mar 6, 2024 | goodwinlaw.com | Jacob Osborn |Amy S. Josselyn |Justin Pierce |Omer Tene

In a sweeping, coordinated effort across federal agencies, the US government has taken a giant leap forward to prevent access to data that could be exploited to the detriment of national security. On February 28, 2024, President Biden signed an Executive Order outlining restrictions on foreign access to personal data of US persons and US government-related information, which was accompanied by a fact sheet.

Nov 22, 2023 | mondaq.com | Justin Pierce |Ryan Ward

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries across the globe and transforming the way we live and work. As AI continues to grow in popularity, a fascinating trend is emerging in parallel: a rise in AI patent applications. Patent applications are strong indicators of where businesses see future innovation and technological value moving to within their industries.

Aug 16, 2023 | mondaq.com | Richard Matheny |Jacob Osborn |Amy S. Josselyn |Justin Pierce

After months of speculation, the US government took steps to regulate outbound investment in specific foreign industries of concern. President Biden on August 9, 2023, issued Executive Order 14105 directing the Department of the Treasury to regulate US investments in the semiconductor, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors of the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau).