Given its extraterritorial reach, companies outside Europe should start preparing for the EU AI Act now. In general, the Act will apply to companies that develop high-risk AI systems used in the EU and that provide outputs from those systems, even if the companies have no physical presence in Europe.

Ahead of August 2026, companies

Novelty is a core requirement for any invention to be patentable. Put simply, your invention generally cannot have been publicly disclosed before the patent application’s effective filing date. In the United States, 35 U.S.C. § 102 includes a one-year grace period for certain public disclosures made before you file—many other jurisdictions do not have this

There are many factors to consider when assisting clients with assessing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in an organization and developing and implementing an AI Governance Program. Although adopting an AI Governance Program is a no-brainer, no form of a governance program is insufficient. Each organization has to evaluate how it will use