For years, the debate surrounding artificial intelligence and patents has focused on a relatively simple question: Can AI be an inventor?
At least in the United States, the answer is currently no. Inventors must be natural persons.
Problem solved. Or perhaps not.
While lawyers, courts, and the USPTO have spent the past several years debating
By: Gina Gi
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Supreme Court has resolved a circuit split, holding “last mile” drivers transporting goods within a single state can, but do not necessarily, fall within the transportation worker exemption under section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act. As a result, such workers may be allowed to bypass mandatory arbitration
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When an employee resigns, what walks out the door with them? In today’s environment of remote work, cloud storage, and generative AI tools, the answer is
It has been a busy spring for data privacy in the Southeast. On April 17, 2026, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (HB 351). Weeks later, on May 11, 2026, Governor Kemp signed Georgia’s SB 111. There is an important caveat there: although the Senate-passed version of SB 111 carried
By: Dawn M. Lurie, John W. Mazzeo, Leon Rodriguez, and Mia Batista
This significant development may have wide-ranging impacts, as Adjustment of Status is a pathway available to family, employment-based, and investment-based (EB-5) immigrants and organizations.
On Friday, May 22, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum (Memorandum) that
Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we find out Virginia Governor Spanberger’s reasons for vetoing the retail cannabis market bill. A hemp lawsuit brought by Smart Approaches to Marijuana has been dismissed. The Drug Enforcement Administration will hold a hearing
Seyfarth Synopsis: For California employers, compliance with the Fair Chance Act (FCA) is not a game. In recent years, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has stepped up its investigations into complaints of FCA violations, and employers who don’t know the rules risk landing on a chute at every turn. Read on for our guide
Seyfarth Synopsis: Missouri lawmakers provide Missouri residents and the Missouri Attorney General with a new tool to combat abusive website accessibility lawsuits, effective August 28, 2026.
By: Minh N. Vu
In early May, the state of Missouri enacted a new law – which becomes operative on August 28, 2026 – to protect Missouri “residents” from
Recent public debate following the Federal Court’s decision in Giggle v Tickle has prompted a private member’s bill introduced on 25 May 2026 by a National Party MP seeking to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SDA). The bill seeks to introduce clearer, and in some contexts prioritised, protections based on biological sex—particularly in areas such as single-sex
Recent public debate following the Federal Court’s decision in Giggle v Tickle has prompted a private member’s bill introduced on 25 May 2026 by a National Party MP seeking to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SDA). The bill seeks to introduce clearer, and in some contexts prioritised, protections based on biological sex—particularly in