Turning Back the Clock: Why PERA Threatens to Reverse Progress on Patent Reform
As the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) forges ahead with its Strategic Plan for 2022-2026, it has outlined the following proposed five central goals to realize its mission and vision of overseeing a fair and effective patent system: Promote innovation and global competitiveness; Promote efficient delivery of reliable intellectual property (IP) rights; Promote the protection of IP rights against threats; Allow innovation to positively impact the public; and Allow for impactful employee and customer interactions. This strategic vision is [...]
EU Tech Regulator’s “Head in the Sand” Moment
On April 10, Margrethe Vestager, the executive vice-president (EVP) of the European Commission, spoke about AI governance and global technological advancements at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). In discussing the downstream cybersecurity and content moderation policy implications of the EU’s antitrust actions and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), EVP Vestager's comments exposed the limited attention EU regulators have paid to the downstream and potential long-term effects while shaping these impactful laws, calling concerns about security and [...]
Privacy and Artificial Intelligence: The Chicken and the Egg Debate No One is Talking About
The onslaught of innovative technologies utilizing the vast capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), including the vast amounts of data processed and produced by AI, has sparked a flurry of legislative activity across the nation. With more than 400 state-level proposals aimed at regulating AI deployment and an additional 500 state-level proposals addressing various facets of privacy, it's evident that policymakers are grappling with the complex relationship between these two realms. However, amidst this fervor, a crucial question remains largely unaddressed: [...]
Why Has the U.S. Trade Representative Stopped Supporting Small Business Digital Trade?
While the global digital economy holds great promise for ACT | The App Association member companies, our members face a diverse array of challenges when entering or operating in new markets. These take the form of laws, regulations, policies, or practices that are often put into place to protect domestic goods and services from foreign competition, artificially stimulate exports of particular domestic goods and services, or fail to provide adequate and effective protection of intellectual property (IP) rights. While they [...]