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USPTO extends AI-driven prior art search pilot and waives petition fee

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By Taylor Pfeifer, Joshua Pollack, Matthew Werber
| nixonpeabody.com
Alert / Intellectual Property April 22, 2026 The USPTO extended its Artificial Intelligence Search Automated Pilot Program (ASAP!) through June 1, 2026, waived the petition fee, and doubled the program’s intake target. What’s the impact? Director Squires has described ASAP! as the first of many planned AI pilots in patent examination. Participation in ASAP! is now fee-free through June 1, 2026, with the program’s intake target increased to 3,200 applications.
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Supreme Court limits secondary liability for copyright infringement

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By Joshua Pollack, Kaleigh Morrison
| nixonpeabody.com
Alert / Intellectual Property March 27, 2026 The US Supreme Court outlines the limits of secondary liability for copyright infringement and safe harbor incentives under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. What’s the impact? ISPs aren’t contributorily liable without intent—mere knowledge of user infringement isn’t enough. Contributory liability exists only if a service induces infringement or is designed for infringing use.
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Recalling two mentors

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By Joshua Pollack
| Arms Control Wonk Podcast
1. Jonathan D. Pollack My father, Jonathan Pollack, died at the end of May after what’s politely called a long convalescence. He had worked over several decades as an American scholar of Chinese foreign and defense policy. After completing his PhD at the University of Michigan, he took a postdoc at Harvard’s Center for Science and International Affairs, followed by a full-time research position at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica.
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