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2 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Erik K. Swanholt |John Strom |Eric Troutman |Keith Bishop
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 court’s dismissal of Recentive’s complaint, holding that the claims were not eligible under Section 101.
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1 month ago | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Bishop |Evandro C Gigante |Laura Fant |Ayman Guirguis
On March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin asked the Virginia state legislature to strengthen the protections provided in a bill (S.B. 854) passed by the legislature earlier this month that imposes significant restrictions on minors’ social media use.
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2 months ago | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Bishop |Lynn L. Bergeson |Carla N. Hutton |Sachiko Hanamura
Skip to main content March 05, 2025 Volume XV, Number 64 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Lynn L. Bergeson |Carla N. Hutton |Keith Bishop |Sheila A. Millar
On February 11, 2025, the European Commission made available its 2025 work program (the “Work Program”). The Work Program sets out the key strategies, action plans and legislative initiatives to be pursued by the European Commission.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Jason Zuckerman |Matthew Stock |John Gardella |Keith Bishop
Two recent PFAS personal injury lawsuits have grabbed headlines, as the plaintiffs in the respective lawsuits allege that they developed cancer from public drinking water supplies that were contaminated with PFAS.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Bishop
California legislators are introducing the first bills in the current biennium. One of these bills, AB 83 (Pacheco), would add an entirely new division to the California Financial Code. This new division would consist of a single section and this single section would consist of a single sentence:The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation shall require companies to submit to the department an elder abuse prevention plan.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Bishop
As has been widely reported, U.S. District Court Judge Amos L. Mazzant in early December of last year preliminarily enjoined the CTA and its implementing regulations. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, 2024 WL 5049220 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 5, 2024). This led to an off again/on again series of decisions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and a pending application for a stay of the injunction to the U.S. Supreme Court. See Seriously, The CTA Imposes Only "Minimal Burdens"?
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Bishop
As 2024 closed and 2025 began, four additional publicly traded companies proposed reincorporating from Delaware into the "sweet promised land"* of Nevada. These companies include:Revelation Biosciences, Inc. Eightco Holdings Inc. Gaxos.ai Inc. In general, these companies cite tax savings, the enhanced ability to attract and retain management, greater liability protection, and flexibility as the reasons for proposing the move to Nevada. It remains to be seen whether the stockholders favor a move.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Bishop
American businesses have been experiencing whiplash over the status of the Corporate Transparency Act. In early December of last year, Judge Amos L. Mazzant's preliminarily enjoined the CTA and its implementing regulations. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, 2024 WL 5049220 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 5, 2024). Judge Mazzant then denied the government's motion to stay the preliminary injunction pending an appeal. Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, 2024 WL 5145951 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 17, 2024).
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Keith Bishop
According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, a DAO is a "term used to describe a 'virtual' organization embodied in computer code and executed on a distributed ledger or blockchain". See Report of Investigation Pursuant to Section 21(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: The DAO. That does not answer the question, however, of the legal status of DAOs. Two years ago, I wrote that U.S. District Court Judge William H.
