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2013 Interim Executive Compensation Rule Finalized

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.06.14

On May 30, 2014, the government adopted as final, without change, the interim rule published on June 26, 2013, that expanded the Office of Federal Procurement Policy cap on executive compensation to all contractor personnel working on DoD, NASA, and Coast Guard contracts, pursuant to section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY12. The final rule rejected comments contesting the retroactive application of the expanded cap and made clear that it applies to compensation costs incurred starting on January 1, 2012, for contract awards on or after December 31, 2011.


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Client Alert | 10 min read | 03.19.26

Emotional Perception Redefines AI Patents: The UK Supreme Court’s Groundbreaking Shift in Computer-Implemented Inventions

[1] In a recent development, the UK Supreme Court ruled that Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are not excluded from patentability due to being a computer program “as such.” In doing so, the Court set out the framework of a new test for the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to use when evaluating the patentability of computer. The ruling breaks down barriers to the patenting of AI algorithms in the UK and paves the way for a wider change in the UK IPO’s approach to assessing excluded subject matter....