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Algorithms
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Accessibility Defense
The Meta Fair Housing Settlement: watch out for unintended consequences . . .
By Richard Hunt
The Jurassic Park series of movies are all about unintended consequences. You can say the same thing about the Facebook advertising tools that were the subject of lawsuits against Meta.…
Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog
CFPB Affirms Compliance with ECOA Adverse Action Notice Requirements
By Moorari Shah, A.J. Dhaliwal
On May 26, the CFPB published a circular affirming that federal anti-discrimination laws require companies to explain to consumers the specific reason a credit application was denied, even if the…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
EEOC Adopts Guidance On Use of Algorithms and AI Under the ADA For Job Applicants And Employees
By Kevin J. White, Steven J. DiBeneditto Jr.
The EEOC recently issued long awaited guidance on how an employer’s use of software, algorithms, and artificial intelligence will be treated by the Commission under the Americans with Disabilities Act…
Technology's Legal Edge
UK digital watchdogs take aim at algorithms and online technologies in their plans for future regulatory collaboration
The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (“DRCF”) has issued a call for views on the benefits and risks of algorithmic processing uncovered in their research and set out their plan of…
Trade Secrets Trends
Trade Secrets Not So Secret: Conventional Technique, New Application
By Kent B. Goss
Use of an algorithm disclosed in a textbook in a different field may warrant trade secret protection according to a recent Federal Circuit decision in Masimo Corp. v. True Wearables,…
Regulatory Oversight
A Conversation with NAAG President and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller
In Episode 1 of Regulatory Oversight, Troutman Pepper Partner Ashley Taylor sits down with National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) President and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller to discuss NAAG's…
Criminal
“Algorithm v. Algorithm”
The title of this post is the title of this new Duke Law Journal article authored by Cary Coglianese and Alicia Lai. Though not discussing sentencing at length, regular readers…
Trade Secrets Law Blog
Federal Circuit Deems Algorithm Potentially Valid Trade Secret Notwithstanding Prior Publication
On January 24, 2022, the Federal Circuit affirmed the grant of a preliminary injunction blocking the publication of a patent application on the basis that it contained the plaintiff, Masimo…
PatentNext
Why including an “Algorithm” is Important for Software Patents (Part 2)
PatentNext Summary: In some instances, software-based patent applications can fail to include a sufficient algorithm describing "how" the software interacts with the underlying hardware of the invention. This can lead…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Working with Me at LegalSifter: What’s in It for You?
By Ken Adams
You might have heard that LegalSifter is looking to hire someone to work with me in creating our algorithms (“Sifters”) and writing the advice we give users. For more information,…