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Policy, Legal & Regulatory this week: The Commerce Department’s June 12, 2026, letter to Anthropic requiring an export license for its Claude Mythos 5 and; and The Federal Circuit affirmed that two Dental Monitoring patents covering deep…

Privacy, Safety, and Surveillance in Tech this week: California’s new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) lets residents send a single request to hundreds of data; and The 2026 World Cup and America250 celebrations have triggered…

AI Regulation and Export Control Debates this week: Despite ambitious defense cooperation agreements signed during Secretary Rubio’s recent visit to New Delhi, U.

Patent and Copyright Rulings in Tech and Music this week: The Federal Circuit vacated a district court’s indefiniteness ruling on TrackTime’s ‘978 patent, finding that the; and A federal judge denied summary judgment in a copyright suit…

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting demanded Telegram take proactive action against pirated content on its platform.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting demanded Telegram take proactive action against pirated content on its platform.

Digital rights and surveillance: age checks, ALPRs, and online speech this week: The KIDS Act, a legislative package combining KOSA with other internet bills, is set for a fast-tracked vote in; and This matters for Policy, Legal &…

Intellectual property law: patents, FRAND, and USPTO disputes this week: The European Patent Office’s study of 65 FRAND rate cases from 2013-2025 finds a significant shift: courts have; and The U.S.

Supreme Court rulings on asylum, abortion, and corporate liability this week: In Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Immigration and Nationality Act does not require; and The Supreme Court’s decision in Cisco v.