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Legal Risks Under Supply Chain Restructuring – Understanding the Know Your Customer Guidance for U.S. Export Controls
I. To Prevent U.S. AI Chips from Being Exported to China, the U.S. Department of Commerce Will Enforce Strongly and Recommends Related Companies Implement Know Your Customer (KYC) Due Diligence Just as U.S. President Biden was about to leave office in early 2025, he proposed the latest AI chip export control plan—the "Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion." The public will have 120 days to submit comments, and the industry will have one year after the new law's implementation to adjust to meet new security standards. According to this latest AI chip export control rule, the U.S. divides AI chip exports into three tiers. The first tier of key allies and partners includes Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, who will not be subject to export controls. Countries listed by the U.S. as third-tier controls include approximately 22 countries such as⋯
Trademark Infringement? Personal Data Leakage? Discussing Descriptive Fair Use of Trademarks and Personal Data Rights in Light of the Life Insurance Association’s Protest Statement Against Huibao Technology’s Use of “Insurance Passbook”
According to reports, when "Huibao Technology" under the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) announced its integrated AI insurance claims calculation platform service, it claimed that its platform integrated the "Insurance Passbook." On December 26, 2024, the Life Insurance Association issued a four-point statement emphasizing that "Insurance Passbook" is a professional service platform jointly developed by the Life Insurance Association and insurance companies and obtained trademark registration on January 1, 2024. Any unauthorized institutions or platforms may not use this name. Moreover, the use of Insurance Passbook data requires explicit authorization from the public for the association to use within a specific scope, and the public has never authorized the Life Insurance Association to provide data to "Huibao Technology." The association demanded that "Huibao Technology" immediately cease false publicity and publicly correct and explain within three days. Let's first look at the following news report: [Huibao Technology's AI Platform "Insurance Passbook" Angers Life Insurance Association, Company Issues Apology] ETtoday Finance Cloud⋯