In NCS Multistage Inc. v. Nine Energy Service, Inc., the Federal Circuit held that a patentee’s prior commercial sale of a device embodying the invention does not qualify as a “public disclosure” under the AIA safe harbor of 35
By: John ReVeal and Rebecca H. Laird
On 17 September 2026, the FDIC proposed to amend regulations to recognize parity between out-of-state state banks and national banks concerning the application of host state laws when an out-of-state state bank provides
In a move to ‘promote the human nature of artistry’,[1] the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) amended its guidelines to exclude songs mostly or entirely created by generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) from Australia’s main music charts.
This announcement comes
On 9 September 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers published a supplemental proposal to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.1 The supplemental proposal builds on
On 31 August 2026, the US District Court for the Northern District of New York (the Court) invalidated New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act (the Act), blocking the State’s planned US$75 billion cost-recovery program. The Act was among the nation’s
By: Daniel Knight and Jocelyn Lau
The Government has released its Financial Innovation Strategy which sets out government and regulatory proposals to support a more innovative financial system, allowing industry to engage and drive the innovation itself.
This article provides
On 10 September 2026, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026 (the Bill) was passed by both Houses of Parliament, but is awaiting Royal Assent.
The Bill makes targeted, practical refinements to
