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Authors Hit Salesforce Copyright Class Action for Training AI on “Shadow Library” Data
A few months back, a group of authors filed a class action lawsuit against Salesforce in federal court in the Northern District of California, alleging that the company used pirated copies of copyrighted books to train its large language models and power commercial AI...
H-1B Cap 2026: Weighted Lottery, Wage Levels & What You Should Know Now
The FY 2026 H-1B cap is expected to operate under a weighted lottery based on wage level. It is still a lottery, but selection odds are no longer flat. This is one of the most meaningful structural changes to the H-1B cap process in years. And it changes how employers...
Taiwan Just Invoked National Security Law to Protect TSMC Trade Secrets – What That Means for Global IP Strategy
In late 2025, Taiwan made an unusual and high-stakes move to protect the proprietary technologies of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), one of the world’s most important semiconductor manufacturers. Taiwanese authorities invoked newly strengthened...
Why Disney Told Google to Stop Using Its IP While Making a Deal with OpenAI
This one was so big that you may have already heard about it even if you do not have your ear to the ground for IP news. In December 2025, The Walt Disney Company sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google alleging unauthorized use of Disney’s copyrighted works in...
Federal Circuit Reverses TTAB Refusal to Register KAHWA: A Lesson for Trademark Applicants
On December 9, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential decision reversing the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) refusal to register the trademark KAHWA for use in connection with cafes and coffee shops. This...
Media Alliance Claims Protections Aren’t Barriers to AI Development
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape commerce, media, and technology, policymakers face a familiar but difficult question: how to encourage innovation without eroding the legal frameworks that made that innovation possible in the first place. A recent...
Social Media Screening & Mass H-1B Rescheduling
The State Department has rapidly activated its expanded “online presence review” announced last week for all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants starting December 15, 2025, and U.S. consulates in India are already rescheduling thousands of H-1B/H-4 visa appointments into...
Holiday Travel Alert 2025: What HR and Foreign National Employees Must Know Before Leaving the U.S.
Your updated, no-surprises guide to consulates, visa risks, CBP inspections, and reentry challenges. The holiday season brings well-deserved rest and reunions—and we continue to receive many questions about travelling abroad because international travel, under the...