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Following the Learning Resources court decision, IEEPA tariffs have ceased and a new refund and replacement framework is emerging. Importers now face critical decisions about how to handle different categories of customs entries, from unliquidated entries to those fully final beyond the protest period. Understanding the CAPE module process, Section 122 bridge tariffs, and strategic protest filing has become essential for recovering duties and managing ongoing compliance.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision denying an inter partes review petition against FaceTec, Inc.'s facial recognition authentication patent, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate adequate motivation to combine prior art references. The decision centered on whether perspective distortion techniques could be used to verify three-dimensionality in facial authentication systems, with the PTAB determining that the cited prior art did not teach the claimed verific

A federal court ruling examines whether attorney-client privilege and work-product protections extend to materials created when a criminal defendant independently used a consumer AI platform to analyze confidential attorney discussions and generate defense strategy reports. The decision addresses critical questions about privilege waiver when clients share attorney communications with third-party AI tools that lack robust confidentiality safeguards.