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With respect to unannounced testing of ESRs offering ECRS or Non-Spin, ERCOT must follow the procedure set forth in the ERCOT Protocols.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's settlement with former FTX engineering head Nishad Singh demonstrates how substantial cooperation in investigations can lead to significant penalty reductions, while also establishing precedent for holding non-trading executives liable for aiding and abetting fraud.

Can AI be used to draft a patent application? The answer is complicated. The capabilities of AI have been advancing very rapidly, which seems to suggest that it could be possible.

The Third Circuit is poised to deliver a landmark ruling on whether using copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence models constitutes fair use, with oral arguments revealing sharp disagreements over transformativeness and market harm. At the heart of the dispute is whether Ross Intelligence's AI-powered legal search engine merely created a "cheat sheet" from Thomson Reuters' Westlaw headnotes or developed something materially different through natural-language processing. The court's decision, exp

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence has generated a surging need for advanced chips and cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing.

The USPTO has reinstated earlier discretionary denial standards (including Fintiv) and introduced a new two-phase review process, which is expected to lead to more frequent denials of IPR petitions.

Texas regulators have paused the ERCOT Batch Zero interconnection process for data centers following Governor Abbott's directive requiring comprehensive verification of all large load projects. The verification encompasses two distinct workstreams affecting projects based on size and type, with implications for energization timelines and regulatory compliance. Projects with near-term energization dates face particular uncertainty as ERCOT implements new audit requirements that could take several months to c

The landscape of legal practice has significantly changed due to the proliferation of third-party litigation funding, a financial mechanism that provides capital to plaintiffs...

One often-overlooked requirement has the potential to make or break a trade secret misappropriation claim: the trade secret owner must have taken "reasonable measures" to protect the trade secret;

The Saudi General Authority for Competition (GAC) continues to develop its antitrust and competition regulatory framework to bring it in line with international standards.

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has published revised guidance on assessing merger efficiencies, marking a significant shift toward greater receptivity to efficiency-based arguments in merger reviews. The new provisions introduce more flexible evidentiary standards, recognize the potential role of behavioral remedies in securing efficiencies, and encourage parties to advance efficiency claims earlier in the review process without implying acceptance of competitive concerns.

Since serving as a Federal Circuit clerk, Michael Hawes has monitored that court's precedential opinions and prepares a deeply outlined index by subject matter...

On May 9, 2026, the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 26-189 (the "Bill"), which repeals and reenacts the previously passes SB 24-25 (Colorado's “AI Act") with comprehensive...

Recent reports have highlighted Texas's numerous strengths that enable the state to be a leader in hydrogen market development, including accessible low-cost renewable energy and natural gas, a welcoming climate for infrastructure investment and development, and a well-developed industrial sector.

Over the last half century, federal courts have interpreted the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to require federal agencies to study an ever-growing range of indirect effects and impacts...

The Impact of Prosecution Length on Invalidity Outcomes in Patent Litigation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed its first-ever insider trading enforcement action involving prediction markets, charging a U.S. Army Special Forces member with using classified military operation information to profit from event contracts on Polymarket. This groundbreaking case marks the inaugural application of the "Eddie Murphy Rule" prohibiting misuse of government information and signals heightened regulatory scrutiny of prediction market trading activities.

On November 7, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments for an appeal of Ninth Circuit's ruling in Axon Enterprises v. FTC.