This article was published by Law360 and written by David Cavanaugh, Arthur Coviello, Rachael Million-Perez, Michael Silhasek, Michael Summersgill, Timothy Syrett, Paul Vanderslice and former Partner Natalie Hanlon Leh. This is the second annual year-in-review article written by WilmerHale lawyers focusing on legal trends in the automotive industry. The first article was published in December 2017. 

Excerpt: The legal landscape for the automotive sector continued its evolution in 2018 with the development of new technology becoming a focal point for litigation, patenting and regulation. As we did at the close of 2017, we look back at 2018 to provide an overview of the major intellectual property and regulatory trends in the industry, as well as lingering areas of uncertainty. Read the article.

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