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The Cartel Marque and Reprisal Authorization Act of 2025 (S. 3567 / H.R. 1238) is a proposed federal bill that would authorize the President of the United States to issue Letters of Marque against drug cartels.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has updated the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) in light of the Appeals Review Panel (ARP) decision in Ex Parte Desjardins.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Final Rule, entitled HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy.

Every consumer has experienced it: that moment when you open a product, whether it's a box of candy or a container of supplements, and find that the contents occupy...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published the Revised Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions on November 26, 2025, withdrawing its prior guidance from February 2024.

Recent legal developments arising from a settlement with the State of Texas have resolved the regulatory ambiguity surrounding the application of Texas Senate Bill 140 ("SB 140") to electronic marketing programs.

Another Florida appellate court has narrowly applied Florida's Offer of Judgment Statute, section 768.79, emphasizing statutory adherence in the determination of entitlement to attorneys' fees.

On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court invalidated the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

An opinion by the Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal on November 14, 2025 clarifies the scope of Florida's fee-shifting penalty statute, section 768.79.

This change has broad implications for any business that either communicates with Texas residents for marketing purposes or operates from Texas and sends marketing messages

The centralization of Inter Partes Review (IPR) institution authority under United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director John Squires—effective October 20, 2025—has resulted in a near-zero institution rate for new IPR petitions.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), under Director John A. Squires, has published two official memoranda that clarify the use...

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies are transforming industries by enabling machines to create content ranging from text and images to music and videos.

The short answer: It depends! Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.530 explicitly states that on a motion for rehearing of "matters heard without a jury, including summary judgments, the court may open the judgement...

The integration of Generative AI into R&D is accelerating innovation, but it has introduced a silent potential killer of intellectual property: the inadvertent disclosure of proprietary inventions through...