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TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS, OUTSOURCING, AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS NEWS FOR LAWYERS AND SOURCING PROFESSIONALS

Use of Aggregated Data in Artificial Intelligence Solutions

By Eric J. Pennesi and Katherine B. O'Keefe
// October 28, 2020
Contract Corner
The use of aggregated data by technology service providers is quite common in today’s landscape, and something that even traditionally cautious customers have become amenable to in the right circumstances and subject to proper limitations.
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Topics: Automation, Cloud, Commercial Transactions, Contract Corner, Data Rights, Service Agreements, Technology and Tech Transactions

State CIOs Respond to COVID-19

By Katherine B. O'Keefe and Eric J. Pennesi
// October 22, 2020
An annual survey found that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has influenced decisions made by state chief information officers (CIOs) in 2020 in all areas addressed by the survey. The 2020 State CIO Survey (the Survey) released by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC and CompTIA (Sponsoring Organizations) was conducted several weeks after the start of COVID-19 and includes the responses from 47 state and territory CIOs.
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Topics: Automation, Cloud, COVID-19

Everyone Is Still Talking About Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

By Eric J. Pennesi and Katherine B. O'Keefe
// October 21, 2020
In a recent post, we addressed the US Department of Justice’s recent recommendations to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) to provide incentives for online platforms to address illicit material on their platforms, and the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act (PACT), legislation proposed by two US senators that is also aimed at reforming Section 230 of the CDA.
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Topics: Technology and Tech Transactions

Global Outsourcing Industry Slowly Recovering in Third Quarter

By Katherine B. O'Keefe and Eric J. Pennesi
// October 16, 2020
Information Services Group (ISG) reported that the global outsourcing industry is slowly recovering from the industry’s dip in performance during the second quarter of 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Data measuring commercial outsourcing contracts with annual contract values (ACV) of $5 million or more show that third-quarter ACV for the global market rose 3% to $14.6 billion.
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Topics: COVID-19, Outsourcing

USPTO Issues Report on AI and IP Policy

By Eric J. Pennesi and Katherine B. O'Keefe
// October 08, 2020
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released a report titled “Public Views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Policy,” which addresses the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on various intellectual property (IP) regimes. Per the USPTO’s press release announcing the report, the report “represents the agency’s firm commitment to keeping pace with this rapidly changing and critical technology.”
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Topics: Technology and Tech Transactions

Morgan Lewis Partners to Present a Fresh Look at Service Engagements and Business Continuity

By Eric J. Pennesi and Katherine B. O'Keefe
// October 07, 2020
We are kicking off our Tech & Sourcing webinar series on October 13 with our first event, Service Engagements and Business Continuity: A Fresh Look. Morgan Lewis partners Barbara Melby and Michael Pillion will address the evolving approaches in services engagements, including how to address and allocate responsibility for unanticipated business interruptions and business continuity requirements.
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Topics: Outsourcing, Service Agreements, Sourcing

Open Banking – Update for 2020

By Mike Pierides
// September 30, 2020
In December 2019, we published a blog post introducing open banking; here, we provide an update for 2020. To briefly summarize, open banking comprises a set of rules which permit third-party providers (TPPs) of financial services to access a customer’s financial data with their explicit consent.
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Topics: Technology and Tech Transactions

UK High Court Denies DABUS Appeal

By Mike Pierides
// September 28, 2020
On Monday 21 September, the UK High Court (Patents) delivered its judgment on the DABUS appeal, as previously reported here by Morgan Lewis.
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Patently Obvious? AI as an Inventor After DABUS

By Mike Pierides
// September 21, 2020
On 7 September 2020, the UK government published a call for views on the future relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP). Though the government called for views on all areas of intellectual property law, this article shall focus on patent law.
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Tackling Bias Issues in Artificial Intelligence

By Mike Pierides
// September 10, 2020
Bias issues in AI decisionmaking have become increasingly problematic in recent years, as many companies increase the use of AI systems across their operations. On one hand, AI can help reduce the impact of human biases in decisionmaking. On the other, AI can make the bias problem worse.
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Topics: Technology and Tech Transactions
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