AI Daily Briefing
- Personal Injury Lawsuits: AI Flip of Defense Advantage: The scales of justice are tilting, and AI is the weight. Personal injury law, long a bastion of traditional legal practice, is facing a seismic shift as artificial intelligence redefines the battlefield.
- Firms Hire Laterals Over Students: Is Law School Broken?: Law firms have finally admitted it: they’d rather hire someone who’s already done the job. But what does this seismic shift mean for law schools?
- SCOTUS Case: Does PTO Laches Override Patent Law?: The Supreme Court might soon decide if the USPTO can deny patents based on ‘prosecution laches,’ sidestepping statutory deadlines. USPTO Director John Squires just filed a brief telling them no. Here’s why you should care, even if you’re not a patent lawyer.
- ClickHouse Hits $250M ARR, Eyes IPO: ClickHouse just announced a staggering $250 million in annualized revenue, a threefold increase year-over-year. This explosive growth signals a clear IPO trajectory in a market hungry for stable, high-performing tech.
- SEP Toll Roads: Global FRAND Rates Under Strain 2026: The global SEP licensing system, built on interoperability, is cracking under the weight of inconsistent FRAND rate-setting. What was once a predictable path is now a wild west of jurisdictional arbitrage.
- Patent Pools: A Market Fix for Licensing Woes?: The gears of innovation are grinding, and the culprit isn’t just a lack of new ideas, but a fundamental imbalance in how we value and license them. Matteo Sabattini, a licensing veteran, argues the system needs a recalibration, pointing to patent pools as a potential market-driven salve.
- OpenAI IPO Imminent: September Target Amidst Musk’s Legal Woes: The AI titan is reportedly gearing up for its IPO by September, a move that could redefine tech valuations. This comes hot on the heels of Elon Musk’s legal defeat, setting the stage for a financial showdown.
- D.C. Court: Public Dockets Don’t Kill Copyright: So, the attorneys thought they could just grab a consultant’s report off the public docket and use it for free? Turns out, even D.C. courts aren’t that dumb.
