Australia's New Scam Prevention Laws: What You Need to Know

Introduced by the Australian government in September, the Scam Prevention Framework (SPF) is the latest policy aimed at protecting scam victims. The framework places significant responsibility on the technology, banking, and telecommunications sectors to develop effective solutions. Non-compliance could result in hefty penalties, including fines of up to AU$50 million. Additionally, companies that fail to comply may be required to compensate scam victims. The codes will be mandatory and are expected to be introduced in late 2024.. Australians lost $2.74 billion to scams last year — and that figure is likely underestimated, as many victims do not report their losses. This has become a significant issue affecting society as a whole. SEE: How Organizations Can Prevent Their Employees Falling for Cyber Scams How will the Scam Prevention Framework work? Australia won’t be the first to introduce laws to protect victims from scams. In 2023, the U.K. passed legislation making the banking industry liable for losses from scams. These laws, which took effect on Oct. 7, 2024, have not yet been fully tested for their impact. However, they allow scammed individuals to claim up to £415,000 in lost money, with few exceptions. What sets the Australian laws apart is that they also cover tech platforms like Google and Facebook, which frequently host scam ads and allow scammers to operate. Additionally, telecommunications companies are included, as they facilitate the data flow and communication between scammers and their victims. The key components of the SPF The SPF laws have been drafted up with five key objectives in mind: Consumer Protection: Financial institutions and telecom operators play a key role in detecting and blocking scam activity before it reaches consumers. This also includes public awareness campaigns that educate consumers about the risks of scams and how to protect themselves. Detection and Reporting: The framework supports the development of advanced tools and technologies that help in identifying scams in real time. A standardised reporting mechanism is established to ensure that scam incidents are consistently tracked and shared with relevant authorities and industry players. Industry Collaboration: SPF promotes collaboration between financial institutions, telecom companies, and digital platforms to share information about scam trends and emerging threats. By creating a unified front, businesses and government can work together to reduce the success rate of scams and limit financial losses. Government and Law Enforcement: Law enforcement agencies are given enhanced powers and resources to investigate and prosecute scammers, particularly those operating internationally. The government is also actively involved in policy development and coordination with international bodies to address scams that cross national borders. Technological Solutions: Investments in AI, machine learning, and data analytics help to proactively detect scam patterns and stop them before they impact consumers. The SPF encourages innovation and the adoption of cutting-edge tools that can filter scam communications and transactions. More Australia coverage Not everyone is happy with the SPF The Communications Alliance has raised concerns with the SPF, suggesting that there is a “quadruple jeopardy” liability within the draft legislation. Luke Coleman, CEO of the Communications Alliance, highlighted that there were already three other government-controlled avenues available to people that telecommunications are liable to make reparations from scams: the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and External Dispute Resolution Scheme. There is also the potential for civil action, including class action. In a submission to the government in response to the proposed laws, the Communications Alliance made three “key” recommendations for refinement: Move specific details into sector codes: They recommend shifting detailed provisions from the primary legislation to sector-specific codes, which would be registered and enforced by relevant regulators. This would allow for greater flexibility and ease of enforcement, as each sector, including telecommunications, banking, and digital platforms, faces unique challenges. Establish a safe harbour from “quadruple jeopardy”: Telecommunications companies could face liability under four concurrent enforcement mechanisms, leading to legal uncertainty. The submission advocates for creating a “safe harbour” for telcos who comply with their sector-specific codes, protecting them from additional penalties by other regulators, dispute resolution bodies, or civil actions. Accelerate implementation of practical scam-prevention measures: They call for the fast-tracking of initiatives such as the SMS Sender ID registry and reforms to the Numbering Plan. These measures would enhance the ability to prevent scams by improving how sender identities and phone numbers are managed and tracked across the telecommunications industry. Meanwhile, a consortium of consumer advocates, including Choice and Consumer Action Law Centre, claimed in their own submission that the currently proposed laws would fail to adequately protect consumers. It claimed that the dispute resolution process is “unworkable,” and that “it is designed for businesses to take a minimum-standard compliance approach to obligations, rather than incentivising innovation to keep up with scammers who are always steps ahead.” What should IT professionals do to prepare? The SPF isn’t expected to go before parliament until November and, if it is passed, it won’t come into effect until 2025. But IT professionals should take proactive measures to ensure their organizations have a smooth transition into compliance, as the SPF will become a major source of risk, and technology will need to be the answer: 1. Review current security protocolsIT teams should conduct a comprehensive audit of their existing security infrastructure, identifying any gaps in the detection and prevention of scam-related activities. This includes assessing how effectively systems identify phishing attempts, fraudulent transactions, and other forms of cybercrime. 2. Collaborate with cross-industry stakeholdersA core objective of the SPF is to encourage collaboration between technology companies, financial institutions, and telecommunications operators. IT professionals should engage with these stakeholders to ensure that data-sharing protocols are robust and secure, and that the latest scam trends and emerging threats are communicated in real time. This collaborative approach will be essential to staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated scams. 3. Strengthen incident reporting and responseA standardized reporting system is key to ensuring consistent tracking of scams. IT departments should streamline their incident reporting processes to ensure that any scam attempt is documented and shared promptly with

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港市早段摘要 日本軟銀跌半成 ; 香港企業活動增長放慢

一號戒備信號生效 天文台科學主任陳恩進稱:「在台灣南部的熱帶低氣壓,我們預計它將會向西北方向移動,大致移向中國東南沿岸,由於它的環流相對比較細小,與它的相關的強風,將會與香港保持一定距離。至於在南海中部另一個的熱帶低氣壓,我們預計它將會移向海南島的一帶,亦都會今日大部分時間,與香港保持超過500公里的距離,不過預計當它逐漸靠近海南島一帶的時候,今日和明日廣東沿岸都會有一些狂風驟雨。」 人民銀行連續三日進行100億元逆回購操作 路透統計,本周公開市場合共有1,100億元人民幣逆回購到期。周三也有700億元人民幣國庫現金定存到期,屆時將回籠等量資金。人行連續三日進行100億元人民幣逆回購操作,扣除今日到期的逆回購,單日淨回籠200億元人民幣。 內地對滴滴出行展開安全審查 滴滴招股書披露,日本軟銀” 願景基金 “持股逾兩成是大股東,有約一成投票權;其次是2016年將內地業務與滴滴合併的美國叫車公司Uber,持股 12 % ;騰訊持股約 6 % 。 《環球時報》官媒評論,不能讓任何互聯網巨企成為掌握個人訊息的” 超級數據庫 “,更點名指滴滴出行在美國上市的公司,大股東都是外國企業,訊息安全監管需要更嚴格,但強調監管不代表限制發展。 滴滴出行最大股東日本軟銀下跌半成,是日經平均指數跌幅最大股份 香港企業活動增長放慢 香港採購經理指數六月報51.4 由五月的超過七年高位回落超過1點 是連續五個月處於50以上的擴張水平。 騰訊私有化搜狗的計劃就有望過關 市監局最快本月將發出批文 中國中免上半年純利大增4.8倍 賺逾54億元人民幣 中國中免已申請來港上市,上半年純利大增4.8倍,賺逾54億元人民幣,營業總收入亦升近 84 % 。公司解釋由於去年低基數效應,帶動相關業務增長。 中證監立案調查上海電氣 涉嫌訊息披露違法違規 上海電氣五月時表示,持股 40 % 的子公司應收帳普遍逾期,最壞情況可能令公司損失8,300,000,000元人民幣。 江蘇省政府牽頭財團收購蘇寧易購 深圳上市的蘇寧易購公布,張近東計劃將公司近 17 %股份轉讓給江蘇、南京市政府牽頭聯同阿里巴巴、小米及海爾等合組的基金,每股作價5.59元人民幣,與停牌前相同,總代價超過88億元人民幣。深圳國際同日終止收購蘇寧股份,因為未能就合作條件達成協議。 完成交易後,張近東持股比例降至 20 % 左右,公司在法例上處於沒有控股股東狀態。 ????????讚好Facebook 專頁: https://www.facebook.com/VeriMedia.io ????????更多資訊: https://veri-media.io LinkedIn Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp source

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Given IBM consulting’s genAI rollout, should CIOs rethink consulting strategies for 2025?

From an enterprise CIO’s perspective, Schadler said, “I would rather you use mine. I want to maybe use yours but I want to know the pricing implications first. How about if we use your (consultant) platform but you do not charge me for the delivery of that?” Schadler said that not every CIO has focused on the implications of genAI consultant offerings, but that they need to do so right away. “Should you rethink your service provider strategies when dealing with genAI produced output? The answer is yes, you should absolutely do so.” In some cases, he said, the best strategy is to backburner the genAI issues and instead focus on pure ROI. “Have high incentives on the part of your partner to just get what you need to get done,” as cheaply, quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, Schadler said. If the partner can best do that using its own AI systems, that’s fine. But let the numbers and the deliverables dictate, or at least strongly influence, that decision. source

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Gartner Keynote Bites into AI ‘Sandwich’

ORLANDO, Fla. — During their opening keynote Monday at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2024, analysts Mary Mesaglio and Hung LeHong described the key ingredients to building a successful AI stack and how businesses and organizations should pace themselves. “Because of the relentless innovation happening in the tech vendor race, CIOs feel like they are always living the hype, which the reality of their AI outcomes race — how tough it is to get value — makes it feel like they are also in the trough,” Mesaglio said. The conference was expected to attract more than 8,000 CIOs and senior IT leaders. With an arms race to adopt AI and GenAI strategies, the analysts tried to add some clarity for business leaders who may have varying degrees of need. They also talked about the different races going on to adopt GenAI. It’s important to understand, they said, that the vendor race happening should be separated from their own race to implement AI technologies. CIOs are bearing most of the burden of rapid AI innovation expectations: A Gartner survey showed 57% of CIOs were tasked with creating an AI strategy. “And even with all this GenAI fatigue of the last year, you’re still under pressure from the CEOs to execute,” Mesaglio said. That pressure can cause leaders to lose sight of the AI needs for their specific business and outcome needs. Related:2024 InformationWeek US IT Salary Report: Profits, Layoffs, and the Continued Rise of AI AI Steady vs. AI Accelerated LeHong added, “However, CIOs can set the pace in their outcomes race. If you have modest AI ambitions, in an industry that isn’t being remastered by AI yet, you can afford to go at a more measured pace. This is an AI-steady pace. For those organizations with bigger AI ambitions, or in an industry that’s being reinvented by AI, the pace will be faster. This is an AI-accelerated pace.” No matter which paths a business chooses, the goal should be the same: delivering value and outcomes, LeHong said. But generating business value has been difficult for many businesses. A 2024 Gartner survey of over 5,000 digital workers in the US, UK, India, Australia and China found employees said they saved an average of 3.6 hours per week by using GenAI. While those savings can help cut costs, the gains vary from business to business. “Here’s the real challenge with AI productivity,” said LeHong. “Productivity gains from GenAI are not equally distributed. Gains vary by employee, not just because of their personal interest and levels of adoptions, but according to complexity of job and level of experience.” Hung LeHong (photo by Shane Snider) Building an AI ‘Sandwich’ The analysts shared a visualization of a successful AI strategy or “stack” that looked like a sandwich, with structured and unstructured data and all the types of AI used making up the top and bottom slices of bread. The middle of the sandwich consists of an organization’s trust, risk, and security management (TRiSM) technologies that create security. Related:Forrester Speaker Sneak Peek: Analyst Jayesh Chaurasia to Talk AI Data Readiness “As CIO, your job is to design a tech sandwich that can handle the messiness of AI, but still keeps you open to new opportunities,” said Mesaglio. “AI-steady organizations (10 AI initiatives or fewer) will govern their tech sandwiches using human teams and committees. AI-accelerated organizations will add TRiSM technologies — a set of technologies designed to create trust, monitor risk, and manage security for safe AI at scale.” Being Mindful of AI’s Human Impact The analysts noted that employees’ feelings about AI can range from positive to negative — with some employees feeling threatened or resentful. Those negative feelings can impact work performance. In a Gartner survey, only 20% of CIOs said they are being proactive about protecting the employee’s well-being when it comes to the potential negative impacts of GenAI. “Most enterprises aren’t curious enough about how AI makes their employees feel. This matters because AI can lead to all sorts of unintended behavioral outcomes,” said Mesaglio. “The critical point is that if you use change management to manage this, be intentional about who owns which behavioral outcomes. Organizations must manage behavioral outcomes with the same rigor as technology and business outcomes.” Related:The Impact of AI Skills on Hiring and Career Advancement source

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Rio Tinto backs six startups in high-tech bid for cleaner mining of lithium, copper

British VC fund Founders Factory has launched the Mining Tech Accelerator in partnership with Rio Tinto, as the metals giant seeks to find better ways to cash-in on surging demand for lithium, copper, and other materials critical to the clean transition. In April, Rio Tinto committed 14.4mn Australian dollars (€8.8mn) to the accelerator, which will support pre-seed and seed-stage startups over the next three years. The partners unveiled the first cohort of six startups today. The fledgling companies will now enter a four-month programme that will conclude in Perth, Australia in December.   “We understand the vast opportunity ahead in decarbonising and technologically transforming one of the world’s most important industries — mining,” said Henry Lane Fox, CEO of Founders Factory.  The six startups include Denver, US-based Endolith, which uses microbes for a greener way to increase copper recovery from low-grade ores, and Cambridge, UK-headquartered ProSpectural, which is building low-cost spectral cameras that can “see” the composition of materials lying beneath the Earth’s surface.  Cashing-in on lithium Then there’s Magmatic, from Austria. The startup is cultivating a “library” of metal-binding proteins that extract lithium from natural saltwater brines — no mining required.    The 💜 of EU tech The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol’ founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now! As the world electrifies, demand for lithium-ion batteries is booming, for use in everything from smartphones to EVs. As a result, the global demand for lithium is predicted to more than quadruple by 2030.  This is a trend that hasn’t gone unnoticed to the likes of Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation. Today, the British-Australian corporation announced the acquisition of Ireland-based Arcadium Lithium, a lithium producer born in January from the Allkem-Livent merger.     Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm said the acquisition would allow the firm to create a “world-class lithium business alongside our leading aluminium and copper operations to supply materials needed for the energy transition.” The push into the lithium business comes as Rio tries to make its mining operations — marred by a poor track record of environmental compliance — more sustainable.   No doubt it’s investment into startups focusing on cleaner, more efficient mining techniques is part of this green push. Arcadium is also an expert in so-called direct lithium extraction (DLE) — a technique with a smaller environmental footprint than traditional methods. Rio Tinto’s latest investments make one thing clear: the future of mining will be driven by technology, and with environmental regulation tightening, those who innovate cleaner solutions will be best positioned to lead the pack. source

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‘This is a game changer’: Runway releases new AI facial expression motion capture feature Act One

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More AI video has come incredibly far in the years since the first models debuted in late 2022, increasing in realism, resolution, fidelity, prompt adherence (how well they match the text prompt or description of the video that the user typed) and number. But one area that remains a limitation to many AI video creators — myself included — is in depicting realistic facial expressions in AI generated characters. Most appear quite limited and difficult to control. But no longer: today, Runway, the New York City-headquartered AI startup backed by Google and others, announced a new feature “Act-One,” that allows users to record video of themselves or actors from any video camera — even the one on a smartphone — and then transfers the subject’s facial expressions to that of an AI generated character with uncanny accuracy. The free-to-use tool is gradually rolling out “gradually” to users starting today, according to Runway’s blog post on the feature. While anyone with a Runway account can access it, it will be limited to those who have enough credits to generate new videos on the company’s Gen-3 Alpha video generation model introduced earlier this year, which supports text-to-video, image-to-video, and video-to-video AI creation pipelines (e.g. the user can type in a scene description, upload an image or a video, or use a combination of these inputs and Gen-3 Alpha will use what its given to guide its generation of a new scene). Despite limited availability right now at the time of this posting, the burgeoning scene of AI video creators online is already applauding the new feature. As Allen T. remarked on his X account “This is a game changer!” It also comes on the heels of Runway’s move into Hollywood film production last month, when it announced it had inked a deal with Lionsgate, the studio behind the John Wick and Hunger Games movie franchises, to create a custom AI video generation model based on the studio’s catalog of more than 20,000 titles. Simplifying a traditionally complex and equipment-heavy creative proccess Traditionally, facial animation requires extensive and often cumbersome processes, including motion capture equipment, manual face rigging, and multiple reference footages. Anyone interested in filmmaking has likely caught sight of some of the intricacy and difficulty of this process to date on set or when viewing behind the scenes footage of effects-heavy and motion-capture films such as The Lord of the Rings series, Avatar, or Rise of the Planet of the Apes, wherein actors are seen covered in ping pong ball markers and their faces dotted with marker and blocked by head-mounted apparatuses. Accurately modeling intricate facial expressions is what led David Fincher and his production team on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to develop whole new 3D modeling processes and ultimately won them an Academy Award, as reported in a prior VentureBeat report. Yet in the last few years, new software and AI-based startups such as Move have sought to reduce the equipment necessary to perform accurate motion capture — though that company in particular has concentrated primarily on full-body, more broad movements, whereas Runway’s Act-One is focused more on modeling facial expressions. With Act-One, Runway aims to make this complex process far more accessible. The new tool allows creators to animate characters in a variety of styles and designs, without the need for motion-capture gear or character rigging. Instead, users can rely on a simple driving video to transpose performances—including eye-lines, micro-expressions, and nuanced pacing—onto a generated character, or even multiple characters in different styles. As Runway wrote on its X account: “Act-One is able to translate the performance from a single input video across countless different character designs and in many different styles.” The feature is focused “mostly” on the face “for now,” according to Cristóbal Valenzuela, co-founder and CEO of Runway, who responded to VentureBeat’s questions via direct message on X. Runway’s approach offers significant advantages for animators, game developers, and filmmakers alike. The model accurately captures the depth of an actor’s performance while remaining versatile across different character designs and proportions. This opens up exciting possibilities for creating unique characters that express genuine emotion and personality. Cinematic realism across camera angles One of Act-One’s key strengths lies in its ability to deliver cinematic-quality, realistic outputs from various camera angles and focal lengths. This flexibility enhances creators’ ability to tell emotionally resonant stories through character performances that were previously hard to achieve without expensive equipment and multi-step workflows. The tool’s ability to faithfully capture the emotional depth and performance style of an actor, even in complex scenes. This shift allows creators to bring their characters to life in new ways, unlocking the potential for richer storytelling across both live-action and animated formats. While Runway previously supported video-to-video AI conversion as previously mentioned in this piece, which did allow users to upload footage of themselves and have Gen-3 Alpha or other prior Runway AI video models such as Gen-2 “reskin” them with AI effects, the new Act-One feature is optimized for facial mapping and effects. As Valenzuela told VentureBeat via DM on X: “The consistency and performance is unmatched with Act-One.” Enabling more expansive video storytelling A single actor, using only a consumer-grade camera, can now perform multiple characters, with the model generating distinct outputs for each. This capability is poised to transform narrative content creation, particularly in indie film production and digital media, where high-end production resources are often limited. In a public post on X, Valenzuela noted a shift in how the industry approaches generative models. “We are now beyond the threshold of asking ourselves if generative models can generate consistent videos. A good model is now the new baseline. The difference lies in what you do with the model—how you think about its applications and use cases, and what you ultimately build,” Valenzuela wrote. Safety and protection for public figure impersonations As with all of Runway’s

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1. Views of election administration and confidence in vote counts

Most voters say that the 2024 election will be run and administered well, both in their community and across the U.S. And while confidence in election administration across the country is up since 2020, it remains lower than it was before the 2018 midterms.  92% of registered voters say that elections in their community will be run and administered at least somewhat well, including 50% who say they will be run very well. These shares are comparable to each of the last three general elections. 73% of voters say that elections across the U.S. will be run and administered at least somewhat well. This is 11 points higher than the share who said this in 2020, but 8 points lower than the share in 2018. Harris voters are more positive than Trump voters in their predictions about national election administration: 90% of Harris supporters think elections across the U.S. this November will be run and administered well, including more than a third (37%) who say they will be administered very well. 57% of Trump supporters say U.S. elections will be administered well, with just 9% saying they will be administered very well. These differences are even more pronounced among the strongest supporters of the two candidates. About nine-in-ten of those who strongly back Harris (92%) expect elections across the country to be administered well, including nearly half (46%) who say they will be administered very well. By comparison, 52% of those who strongly back Trump expect U.S. elections to be administered well; just 8% say they will be administered very well. Nearly half (46%) say they think elections across the country will not be run well. Widespread confidence in election administration locally A 92% majority of registered voters say elections in their community will be administered well, including half of voters who say they will be administered very well. The share expressing confidence in election administration in their community is largely unchanged across preelection surveys since 2018. The share of Harris supporters who say elections in their community will be administered at least somewhat well (97%) is on par with Democratic voters’ views in the last several elections. But the share saying these elections will be administered very well is higher (49% in 2018, 63% today). A large majority of Trump supporters (88%) also think elections in their community will be administered well. But these voters are less likely than Harris supporters to say elections in their community will be run very well. The share saying this is lower than it was in 2018, when 56% of voters who supported Republican candidates said elections in their community would be run very well. Today 37% say this, similar to GOP supporters’ views in 2020 and 2022. Confidence in poll workers, state election officials Voters are broadly confident that poll workers in their community and officials who run elections in their state will do a good job during the election this November. But voters supporting Trump are less likely than those supporting Harris to express confidence in these individuals. And Trump supporters’ confidence in poll workers and election administrators is considerably lower than GOP voters’ confidence was in 2018. Community poll workers Nine-in-ten registered voters say they are confident that their local poll workers will do a good job, including 48% who are very confident: Nearly all Harris supporters (97%) are confident in their local poll workers, virtually identical to the share of Democratic voters who said this in 2018 and 2022. But the share who say they are very confident is up 12 points since 2018 (50% then, 62% today). 84% of Trump supporters are confident in their local poll workers to do a good job during this year’s election, including 36% who are very confident. In 2018, 95% of GOP voters expressed confidence in their local poll workers, including 60% who were very confident. State election officials 81% of voters have confidence in officials who run elections in their state to do a good job this November, up slightly from 2022. 91% of Harris supporters are confident in state election officials to do a good job. This is up slightly since 2018, when 87% of Democratic voters said this. 72% of Trump supporters express confidence in their state election officials to do a good job. This is 15 points lower than the 87% of Republican voters who said this in 2018. Harris supporters are broadly confident that election officials in their state will do a good job running the election regardless of what party controls the state government, though those living in states where Democrats hold the governorship, the legislature or both are particularly likely to say this. Trump supporters in states controlled by Republicans are considerably more confident in their state election officials when compared with Trump supporters who live in other states. Nearly all Harris supporters in Democratic-controlled states (94%) say they are confident in election officials, including 51% who are very confident. A smaller majority of Trump supporters in Democratic states (57%) are confident in officials, with just 12% saying they are very confident. The pattern is roughly similar in states where control of the government is divided between the two parties: Confidence in state election officials is much higher among Harris supporters living in these states than among Trump supporters in these states. In states with a Republican governor, a GOP-controlled legislature or both, nearly identical shares of Harris (84%) and Trump (87%) supporters say they are confident that state election officials will do a good job in November. Are the parties committed to fair and accurate elections? Overall, 59% of registered voters say the Democratic Party is committed to making sure elections in the U.S. are fair and accurate, while a nearly identical share of voters (58%) say this about the Republican Party. But these views largely fall out along partisan lines. More than nine-in-ten Harris supporters (94%) say the Democratic Party is committed to making sure elections are fair, including 58% who say

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USPTO Is Using AI, And More IP Takeaways From Vidal

By Ivan Moreno ( October 24, 2024, 9:57 PM EDT) — U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal fielded tough questions before a crowd of attorneys Thursday to start the American Intellectual Property Law Association annual meeting, covering topics from her agency’s cybersecurity challenges to the backlog of patent and trademark applications…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters Expert analysis Mobile app Advanced search Judge information Real-time alerts 450K+ searchable archived articles And more! Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial. source

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