Technology & Intellectual Property Update

On December 12, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) gave conditional approval to national trust charter applications for 5 cryptocurrency firms – Bitgo Bank & Trust, Fidelity Digital Assets, Ripple National Trust Bank, First National Digital Currency Bank, and Paxos Trust Company. While a national trust […]

Both Google and Microsoft recently published vulnerabilities related to their products that could result in disclosures of sensitive or confidential information.  The vulnerabilities are the result of the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms into commonly used applications. Google announced that a seemingly innocuous meeting invite can include a cyber […]

Cybercrime Statistics With the new year approaching, it is a good time to look back on cyber incidents in 2025, and to start making plans for 2026.  In 2025, cyber-attacks continued to rise as reflected in some key statistics[1], including: Cost of Cybercrime: $10.5 trillion – “If cybercrime were a […]

As we approach the start of the 2026 legislative session, one topic we will be closely monitoring is proposed legislation for the protection of biometric information.  As many states, including Nebraska, have adopted comprehensive data privacy laws, more prescriptive laws pertaining to the collection, use, and protection of biometric information […]

On December 11, 2025, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order regarding development of a national framework for AI regulation while seeking to stop states from adopting AI legislation that would conflict with the Administration’s objectives.  In particular, the Executive Order provides the United States’ official policy on AI, which […]