Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 14: Pakistan Applauds Basmati Ruling in Australia; Grassley-Hassan Counterfeit Bill Unanimously Passes Senate; and Nvidia Announces $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Financing Plan
Grassley co-sponsored the counterfeit-information bill that passed the Senate unanimously.

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A bill co-sponsored by Senators Chuck Grassley and Maggie Hassan to expand information sharing about suspected counterfeit imports passed the Senate unanimously. The roundup also covers developments in intellectual property, AI financing, and other business and legal news.
Grassley and Hassan announced that S. 2677, their bill to expand information sharing about suspected intellectual-property violations in trade, passed the Senate unanimously on August 10. The measure would broaden who Customs and Border Protection can seek information from, lower the standard for requesting assistance to reasonable suspicion, and allow the agency to share additional information; it next moves to the House.
The roundup also reports that Pakistan’s government praised an Australian court ruling concerning India’s attempt to register “Basmati” as a certification trade mark. Other items include a UK ruling upholding Novartis’ Entresto rights, an agreement between BMG and Suno on licensed generative-AI music, and Nvidia’s announcement of partnerships intended to unlock up to $500 billion in third-party capital for AI infrastructure.
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