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Trump Administration “March-In” to Harvard’s Patents

The Trump administration has launched a comprehensive review of Harvard University’s federally funded research programs and is threatening to diminish the school’s lucrative portfolio of patents. President Trump’s Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, accused Harvard of breaching its legal and contractual requirements related to federally funded research and patents.

The Commerce Secretary emphasized Harvard’s “critical responsibility” to ensure that intellectual property ...

Trump Administration “March-In” to Harvard’s Patents

The Trump administration has launched a comprehensive review of Harvard University’s federally funded research programs and is threatening to diminish the school’s lucrative portfolio of patents. President Trump’s Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, accused Harvard of breaching its legal and contractual requirements related to federally funded research and patents.

The Commerce Secretary emphasized Harvard’s “critical responsibility” to ensure that intellectual property ...

Federal Appeals Court Voids the FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Negative Option Rule (the “Click-to-Cancel”), which was designed to significantly impact businesses using online subscriptions, was vacated by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, just a week before it was due to take effect.

The rule targeted negative option programs where a seller can interpret a consumer’s silence or failure to act ...

Ninth Circuit Affirms Decision Against Google Play Practices

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict and a permanent injunction against Google in Epic Games, Inc.’s antitrust lawsuit. Epic initiated the suit after Google removed its Fortnite game from the Google Play Store for non-compliance with its terms, which mandated Google’s payment-processing system and a 30% commission.

The jury concluded that Google violated both federal and ...

Trump Administration Plans to Use AI for Deregulation

The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has developed a new artificial intelligence tool, the “DOGE AI Deregulation Decision Tool,” with an ambitious goal: to eliminate half of Washington’s federal regulatory mandates. An internal proposal suggests this could happen by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The AI tool is designed to analyze roughly 200,000 federal regulations to ...

Illinois Enacts AI Restrictions in Mental Healthcare

Illinois has recently enacted the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act, which is now in effect. The law prescribes limits on the role that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may take in mental healthcare, as a measure to protect patients. This is the first law in the United States to regulate AI in clinical settings specifically.

The Act was passed against ...

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