Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dade Phelan recently announced the creation of the House Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies. Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who has led the House on technology issues and also serves as Co-Chair
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Court Rejects Use of ChatGPT-4 as a ‘Cross-Check’ in Plaintiff Attorneys’ Fees and Costs Petition
Given ChatGPT’s now-infamous capacity to generate its own legal opinions, complete with official-looking, but entirely confabulated, citations and quotations, it is not surprising that courts remain skeptical of its use in judicial proceedings. And as the lawyers in J.G. v. New…
Mind the gap: Strengthen your patent portfolio with a white space analysis
Patents buttress and backstop growth for medical technology (medtech) companies, period. This is especially so for early-stage ventures staking their claim in the medtech ecosystem. A strategic patent portfolio is an essential building block to have in place for a…
5 Emerging Tech Trends Shaping IP
Emerging technologies continue to reshape industries and societies, introducing unprecedented advancements that are changing the way we work and live. At the same time, some of those groundbreaking technologies, such as generative artificial intelligence (AI), are presenting new challenges to…
4 Megatrends Driving the Future of Medtech
The medtech industry is positioned for continued growth as the aging world population faces many unmet medical needs. According to market analysts, industry revenue is predicted to grow to nearly $600 billion in 2024, with the cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurological,…
Utah Enacts First AI-Focused Consumer Protection Legislation in US
EU Artificial Intelligence Act – EU Parliament Adopts Groundbreaking Regulatory Framework
On 13 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted the AI Act. Since the EU Commission presented its first draft almost three years ago, the use of AI and general purpose AI models has increased significantly. Hence, the regulatory proposal was…
2023 Investment Trends and 2024 Outlook
While a down year compared to all-time highs experienced in 2021 and 2022, 2023 represented another strong year in the U.S. venture community based on deal flow and total investments, even if not shared equally among all venture-backed companies and…
Navigating Inventorship for AI-Assisted Inventions – The USPTO Issues Guidance
Following President Biden’s October 2023 Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the USPTO issued Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions. This GT Alert reviews the Guidance, which outlines the statutory framework and judicial…
5 Trends to Watch: 2024 Robotics
This 5 Trends piece covers specialized offerings, autonomous vehicle companies, the drone industry, robotic-assisted surgeries, and intellectual property in robotics industry.…