Hardware and Semiconductors
The proliferation of technology has resulted in a rapid expansion of both the hardware and semiconductor industries over the last decade. Semiconductors and electrical hardware form the backbone of most innovative technologies. For companies involved in these sectors, it is critical to have the counsel of experienced lawyers who are well versed with this technology in addition to the complex legal issues in this industry.
Our lawyers counsel clients through the full product life cycle starting with intellectual property counseling in the early stages of product development and continuing through the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of products.
Our experienced hardware and semiconductor lawyers provide advice regarding:
- Product development and intellectual property protection
- Regulatory and product compliance across jurisdictions
- Drafting and negotiating development, license, manufacturing, resale, distribution, and commercial agreements
- Intellectual property litigation
- Competition issues
- Product recalls and epidemic failures
Thought Leadership
Significant recent developments will affect reporting requirements under California’s climate reporting statutes, SB 253 and SB 261
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes major changes to the Internal Revenue Code’s clean energy tax provisions, particularly to the provisions that were extended, expanded, and established as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
The Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R. 5371) (CR) was signed into law on 12 November 2025, thereby ending the federal-government shutdown that started 1 October 2025.
This edition of The Essentials coincides with the close of California’s 2025 legislative session and summarizes the most significant employment-related bills enacted this year. We have highlighted key provisions of the new laws taking effect in 2026 and one related to the use of artificial intelligence that took effect in October 2025.