8/7/2025 5:50:54 PM Patent Protection vs. Trade Secrets: A Strategic Framework for High-Tech Startups By Christopher Palermo When developing breakthrough technology, startups face a critical decision: pursue patent protection or maintain trade secrets. The...
8/30/2025 1:52:10 AM International Patent Filing Considerations for Startups By Christopher Palermo For U.S. startups developing innovative technology, the decision of where and how to file international patents requires a careful...
8/29/2025 7:23:06 PM District of Arizona Clarifies Causes of Action Available for Breach of Health Data By Nick Palmieri Healthcare providers wrestling with the legal fallout of cyber-attacks just received a fresh reminder from the District of Arizona:...
8/28/2025 11:26:43 PM Trump Tariff Tracker -- August 28 By Matt West The implementation of the reciprocal tariffs continues to have an impact on U.S. consumers. The "de minimis" exemption, which allows...
8/27/2025 3:12:01 PM New U.S. Export Controls on Large UUVs to Impact Natural Resource and Subsea Infrastructure Operations By Jason Wilcox On August 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of State amended the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to classify certain large,...
8/22/2025 8:17:24 PM New Tariffs on Wind Turbine Products Could Be Coming By Alexander Reinert On August 21, 2025, the U.S. Commerce Department announced the initiation of a Section 232 investigation into imports of wind turbines...
8/22/2025 1:00:51 PM Patent Application Prosecution Timeline: What Startup Leaders Need to Know By Christopher Palermo For startup founders and CTOs navigating the patent landscape, understanding the prosecution timeline is essential for strategic planning...
8/22/2025 2:42:59 AM Trump Tariff Tracker -- August 21 By Matt West The pressure of the country specific reciprocal tariffs continues to have an effect on the negotiations high-tariffed countries are...
8/21/2025 6:07:26 PM Canada's Officer of the Privacy Commissioner Issues Guidance on Biometric Data Processing By Nick Palmieri On August 11, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada ("OPC") issued two sets of guidance for processing of individual's...
8/19/2025 10:37:03 PM Trump Administration Expands Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs to 407 Additional Products By Alexander Reinert On August 15, 2025, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added 407 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United...
8/14/2025 12:59:19 PM The Provisional Patent Trap—Why Cutting Corners Can Place Startup IP Rights at Risk By Christopher Palermo For startups sensitive to cash burn rate, provisional patent applications often seem like the perfect solution—lower filing fees,...
8/14/2025 2:15:19 AM Trump Tariff Tracker -- August 13 By Matt West With the country-specific and baseline reciprocal tariff rates now in effect for most U.S. trading partners, the Trump Administration...
8/7/2025 2:57:22 AM Trump Tariff Tracker -- August 6 By Matt West President Trump signed the Executive Order on July 31 imposing the country-specific reciprocal tariff rates. Those rates will take...