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Don’t Miss PLI’s End of Year Sale!

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New Title: Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication the brand-new treatise Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property.

Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have rapidly evolved from experimental curiosities to pivotal drivers of innovation, creativity, and economic growth. In fields ranging from healthcare to entertainment, AI systems are generating outputs that challenge traditional notions of authorship, inventorship, ownership, and liability. Today, legal practitioners, scholars, businesses, and governments worldwide are grappling with profound questions: Does AI-generated work qualify for copyright protection? Can an algorithm be considered an “inventor” under patent law? How do we protect data when AI systems rely on massive datasets? Who is held responsible when AI-based decisions infringe on IP rights or cause tangible harm?

Artificial Intelligence & Intellectual Property provides an authoritative, yet accessible, resource for those navigating these uncharted legal waters. AI & IP explores the intersection of AI and every branch of intellectual property, offering insights that can guide future legal reasoning, policy making, and practical decision making.

A team of experts addresses a wide range of topics, including:

Each chapter can stand alone for a focused dive into its specific area, but taken together, they form a cohesive examination of the ethical, legal, and practical dilemmas that AI brings.

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Book Update: Fintech, Regtech, and the Financial Services Industry

Fintech, Regtech, and the Financial Services Industry offers a comprehensive exploration of how innovations in securities trading and payment systems are reshaping the financial landscape. Through contributions from seasoned professionals, the book highlights emerging trends, regulatory developments, and the opportunities these changes present for market participants. This timely volume serves as a vital resource for understanding the intersection of finance, technology, and regulation in a rapidly shifting environment.

Highlights of this seventh release include:

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PLI Press Call for Student Papers

Practising Law Institute (PLI) is pleased to announce our first call for law student papers.

The PLI Chronicle is an open-access periodical available exclusively on PLI PLUS, the award-winning legal research platform of PLI Press. The Chronicle delivers timely and relevant discussions on hot topics — from laws, regulations, and policies, to industry developments and cutting-edge issues, to commentary on working in the legal and accounting industries. Check out the latest edition of the PLI Chronicle here.

Writing for the PLI Chronicle gives law students a direct line to PLI’s extensive userbase of 450,000 legal professionals — including 95% of Am Law 100 members, educators, government regulators, and thought leaders. This is a great opportunity for students looking to amplify their voices and connect with the minds that shape today’s legal landscape.

Topic: Emerging Discussions Around Artificial Intelligence

For this call for papers, the PLI Chronicle is seeking submissions that explore student perspectives on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and the law. PLI invites submissions from students currently enrolled in law school.

Potential topics include — but are by no means limited to —

  • How and when to use AI as a law student
  • Being in law school while AI tools are rapidly developing
  • AI and plagiarism concerns
  • Entering the legal market as AI continues to reshape the practice of law
  • What excites you about AI? What are you nervous about?

DATES

The submission deadline is September 19, 2025. If selected for publication, you must be available for a brief editorial review process in late September/early October. The chosen publication(s) will be published in the October edition of the journal.

APPLY

We seek submissions that are no more than 2,500 words. Please submit your article as a Word file.Please do not include footnotes. Hyperlinks to outside sources are welcome.

Please email your article and a brief CV/resume by September 19, 2025, to Victoria Bonacasa, Publishing Coordinator, at vbonacasa@pli.edu. Please also state your law school and your graduation year.

Selected publications will be published in the PLI Chronicle and made available to public readership. Authors will retain copyright of their submissions but grant PLI a two-week exclusive license to publication. Contributors to the PLI Chronicle will have the ability to link directly to the article on PLI PLUS. If you have any questions, please contact Victoria Bonacasa at vbonacasa@pli.edu.

New Title! Decrypting Crypto: Digital Assets and Web3 Explained

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new treatise Decrypting Crypto: Digital Assets and Web3 Explained.

This brand-new treatise serves as a comprehensive resource to help equip lawyers with the technical knowledge and legal context needed to understand the Web3 industry and the unique issues and challenges it creates for lawyers and clients alike

Decrypting Crypto: Digital Assets and Web3 Explained is organized into three parts:

Part I, Technical Fundamentals, provides technical background and explains the key components, systems, and tools that help comprise Web3.

Part II, Federal Agencies and Regulatory Oversight, is about the primary U.S. federal agencies that regulate crypto. In the absence of any major crypto-specific legislation, these agencies play a pivotal role in shaping the law for Web3.

Part III, Practical Issues, is targeted at attorneys in particular legal areas so that they will understand the issues that may arise in their specific practice.

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New Title! Knowledge Management & Innovation: A Manual for Law Firms and Other Legal Services Organizations

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new practice guide Knowledge Management & Innovation: A Manual for Law Firms and Other Legal Services Organizations.

This book is a comprehensive resource for knowledge management and innovation (KM&I) professionals in the legal industry. It offers best practices for achieving common KM&I goals and includes several checklists and other practice forms which can be used to help organizations and law firms implement beneficial KM&I procedures.  The book presents its knowledge management concepts within a broad framework and historical context while also covering the most recent developments.

Notably, the manual covers the following important topics:

In addition, the book gives guidance on how to leverage collaboration tools (see Chapter 11), configure document management systems (see Chapter 5), improve organizational processes (see Chapter 14), and more.

We are excited to share this new title with you!

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New Edition! Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law (2023)

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new edition of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Patent Law.

This book provides the legal, scientific, and technical information needed to help clients obtain, defend, and challenge patents in these important business areas. It shows readers how to craft problem-free patent applications and includes detailed checklists that help resolve tricky patent issues in the complex pharmaceutical and biotech fields. It is regularly updated to reflect Federal Circuit rulings and other significant court decisions.

Some of the recent developments reflected in this new edition include:

  • Inter Partes Review: Coverage of the PTO guidance for discretionary denials which clarifies when institutions will not be denied under Fintiv (see Section 1:5.3).
  • Patentability of Stereoisomers and New Salts: Discussion of the Federal Circuit’s decision in Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. regarding whether Mylan Pharmaceuticals had failed to show that the claims of U.S. Patent No. 7,326,708 were either anticipated or rendered obvious by the asserted prior art (see Sections 7:2.4[A][2] and 7:2.6[C][1]).
  • Cell and Gene Therapy Products: New chapter exploring the patent landscape for cell and gene therapy products and the current disputes related to these products (see Chapter 15).
  • ITC Litigation: New chapter providing recent trends and practice tips on ITC Litigation (see Chapter 16).

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Treatise Update – Technology Transactions:  A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements

Technology Transactions enables practitioners to draft, review, and negotiate technology transaction agreements. Readers will encounter a trove of sample forms and best practices for negotiating some of the most common and sophisticated types of technology transactions. The book specifically covers issues relevant to software license, technology escrow, non-disclosure, domain name transaction, and cloud computing agreements. It also discusses the relevant privacy and intellectual property regulations lawyers should consider when drafting transactional documents.

Highlights of the new release include:

  • Chapter 4: A new section discusses the increasing adoption of sovereign cloud solutions and industry-specific clouds (see section 4:2.2[G]).
  • Chapter 5: Updated content discusses ICANN’s proposal of the new WHOIS Disclosure System which would facilitate access to nonpublic registration data associated with generic top-level domains (gTLDs) (see section 5:2.1[A]).
  • Chapter 11: New content discusses the increased use of efforts provisions in commercial agreements, the variants of the clauses that have been introduced, and issues litigated (see section 11:4), including the enforceability of such clauses (see section 11:4.1), efforts hierarchies in determining whether the standard was met (see section 11:4.2), and defining efforts standards (see section 11:4.3).
  • Chapter 19: Updated discussion describes the nine new elements that an information security program must include (see section 19:4.2).
  • Chapter 20: New content previews California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act which will take effect in 2024 (see section 20:7).

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New Edition!  Internet of Things and the Law (2023 Edition)

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new edition of Internet of Things and the Law. 

This book is a starting point for those seeking a deeper understanding of the IoT’s role within the law. After providing a detailed explanation of the IoT and examining its current regulatory framework, the book discusses the current and potential impact of the IoT on privacy, security, contracts, IP, consumer protection litigation, civil discovery, and criminal law and procedure. The book concludes with a chapter on international approaches to the regulation of IoT.

Some of the recent developments reflected in this new edition include:

  • IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020: Discussion of one of the few laws enacted thus far directly aimed at regulating the IoT (see section 2:2.10).
  • New Oregon IoT security law: Analysis of the language of Oregon’s IoT security law, specifically as it relates to what constitutes “reasonable security features” (see section 4:4.4[C][3]).
  • Right to Repair legislation: A new section considers the passage by thirty-four states of “right to repair” legislation. It describes what the legislation requires manufacturers to do and lists the scope of consumer protection it provides (see section 6:3.1[B]).
  • Fourth Amendment rights: Added commentary highlights the Ninth Circuit’s recent holding on whether the government’s data preservation request violates the Fourth Amendment (see section 9:4.4).
  • Global privacy and security: Updates on recent developments in Japan, Brazil, Canada, and the European Union, including reporting that courts in Austria, France, and Italy have recently ruled on whether the use of Google Analytics is legal and illuminating what those rulings will mean for Google going forward (see section 10:2.2).

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