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ARTICLE · 21 OCTOBER 2014

New Issue Of MoFo Tech Published - Fall/Winter 2014

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Drones, corporate takeovers, incubators, and even agricultural espionage. Those are just a few of the topics leaping off the pages of the new issue of MoFo Tech.

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Issue Discusses Legal Impact of Unmanned Drones on Commercial Airspace

Drones, corporate takeovers, incubators, and even agricultural espionage. Those are just a few of the topics leaping off the pages of the new issue of MoFo Tech, the award-winning magazine on legal trends in technology and life sciences produced by law firm Morrison & Foerster.

The cover story for the latest MoFo Tech examines the ramifications of widespread commercial drone use in the United States. Amazon made news last year when it revealed an early-stage drone-delivery system was in the works, and experts say the commercial drones could become an $82 billion industry by 2025.

MoFo partner Bill O'Connor, who heads the firm's UAS/Drones Working Group, cautions that if the US doesn't issue specific usage regulations, drone manufacturers could move their business overseas to countries and regions with more guidance. Concrete state and federal regulations, as well as the application of

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