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On April 11, 2024, the USPTO published its “Guidance on Use of Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools in Practice Before the United States” in the Federal Register (the “Guidance”). As the title suggests, the document provides additional opinions and guidance from the USPTO on the use of AI tools for prosecuting patent and trademark applications before the USPTO.

On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act, a new bill aimed at imposing sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in the theft of trade secrets belonging to a U.S. individual or entity. The law provides a new mechanism for the U.S., and potentially U.S. companies, to combat theft of trade secrets committed by foreign entities or individuals.