https://guibert.law/rss.xml Engineering-fluent legal counsel for technology-intensive businesses. Covering embedded systems safety law, automotive cybersecurity, intellectual property strategy, privacy regulation, aviation law, and start-up guidance. 2026-05-05T00:00:00Z Copyright 2026 guibert.law. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Nicolas Guibert de Bruet webcontact@guibert.law https://guibert.law/about.html guibert.law https://guibert.law/assets/images/favicon.png https://guibert.law/assets/images/wordcloud.png https://guibert.law/story-2026-05-05-parmentier-av-desirability.html 2026-05-05T00:00:00Z 2026-05-05T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

The primary barrier to Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous vehicle deployment is no longer algorithmic — it is societal. An 18th-century military pharmacist who turned a legally banned crop into a French dietary staple offers a three-pillar blueprint for autonomous driving executives: elite alignment, expert stakeholder validation, and engineered scarcity. The engineering problem is largely solved. The remaining problem is human.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-04-28-unix-av-consent-decree.html 2026-04-28T00:00:00Z 2026-05-24T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

UNIX was not designed — it was liberated by an antitrust consent decree. The 1956 AT&T agreement that kept Bell Labs out of the computer business inadvertently seeded the open-source movement. Autonomous driving sits at an analogous inflection point today, waiting for the legal framework that will either unleash or permanently constrain it.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-04-21-iso-numerology.html 2026-04-21T00:00:00Z 2026-05-22T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

In automotive engineering and robotics, the growing catalog of ISO standards — ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), ISO 42001, ISO/PAS 8800, UL 4600, and ISO 24089 — represents a layered architecture of trust. This article explains how the stack holds together and why mastering the intersections matters more than any single standard number.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-04-14-ogc-vs-lawyer.html 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Outside general counsel (OGC) is a strategic ongoing relationship, not a transaction. Understanding the difference saves technology companies significant money and prevents the wrong kind of legal dependency.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-04-07-aircraft-title.html 2026-04-07T00:00:00Z 2026-04-07T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

International aircraft acquisitions require layered title examination beyond United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Registry searches. The gaps that appear most often in cross-border due diligence — and how to close them before closing.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-03-31-ccpa-amendments.html 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) amendments, California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) enforcement actions, and new automated decision-making technology (ADMT) regulations create compliance obligations that embedded systems and automotive companies cannot ignore.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-03-24-hardware-software-ip.html 2026-03-24T00:00:00Z 2026-03-24T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Embedded systems products require coordinated multi-layer intellectual property (IP) protection spanning silicon mask works, hardware patents, firmware trade secrets, calibration data, and manufacturing process know-how.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-03-17-founder-vesting-ip.html 2026-03-17T00:00:00Z 2026-03-17T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Investors scrutinize the capitalization table (cap table) and intellectual property (IP) chain of title intensely. These are the specific vesting and Confidential Information and Invention Assignment (CIIAA) provisions that slow deals down or cause them to collapse.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-03-10-bvlos-drones.html 2026-03-10T00:00:00Z 2026-03-10T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) waivers are expanding. The current regulatory framework under 14 C.F.R. Part 107, recent approvals, and what drone operators must demonstrate to the FAA to qualify for autonomous aerial operations.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-03-01-q.html 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Opening keynote panel on balancing innovation, security, and the bottom line at the 16th Annual Automotive Cybersecurity Summit in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-03-03-gdpr-enforcement-us.html 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforcement reached record fines in 2025 with automotive telematics emerging as a new priority. What U.S. technology companies need to know and do now.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-02-24-faa-remote-id.html 2026-02-24T00:00:00Z 2026-02-24T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Remote Identification (Remote ID) rules are now fully enforced. A practical breakdown for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators, manufacturers, and software developers.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-02-17-sec-cyber-disclosure.html 2026-02-17T00:00:00Z 2026-02-17T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cybersecurity disclosure rules require public companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents within four business days. Here is the governance infrastructure and process that technology companies need.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-02-01-t.html 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z 2026-05-24T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

As ISO 26262:2018 (Road Vehicles — Functional Safety) and ISO/SAE 21434:2021 (Road Vehicles — Cybersecurity Engineering) mature into de facto legal benchmarks, the personal liability stakes for Functional Safety Managers and Chief Product Security Officers (CPSOs) are rising sharply.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-02-10-open-source-pitfalls.html 2026-02-10T00:00:00Z 2026-02-10T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

GNU General Public License (GPL) contamination, GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) obligations in statically-linked firmware, and copyleft compliance failures are discovered far too late. A practical guide to auditing your embedded dependency stack.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-02-03-delaware-wyoming.html 2026-02-03T00:00:00Z 2026-02-03T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Delaware C-Corporation vs. Wyoming limited liability company (LLC): the right answer depends on your funding strategy, intellectual property (IP) situation, and markets. A practical 2026 guide for engineering founders.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-01-27-cisa-incident-reporting.html 2026-01-27T00:00:00Z 2026-01-27T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA, Pub. L. 117-58, Division Y) mandatory reporting is advancing toward enforcement. Technology companies supplying critical infrastructure sectors must understand their new 72-hour reporting obligations.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-01-20-ip-mistakes-series-a.html 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

The five most common intellectual property (IP) mistakes that embedded systems and software start-ups make before Series A — from missing IP assignment agreements to undisclosed open-source license contamination.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-01-13-trade-secrets-patents.html 2026-01-13T00:00:00Z 2026-01-13T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Choosing between trade secret and patent protection for a novel algorithm is one of the highest-stakes intellectual property (IP) decisions a founding team makes. A practical decision framework for embedded systems companies.

https://guibert.law/story-2026-01-06-ai-copyright.html 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Who owns an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated firmware component, user interface (UI) asset, or technical document? An engineering-fluent legal analysis of where U.S. copyright law stands under the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.) in 2026.

https://guibert.law/story-2020-09-04-m.html 2020-09-04T00:00:00Z 2026-05-22T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Michigan legal expertise: how United States National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) joint employer regulatory changes threatened the franchise business model — and how the law fought back. Published in the American Bar Association (ABA) Franchise Law Journal 40th Anniversary Symposium Issue.

https://guibert.law/story-2020-03-26-c.html 2020-03-26T00:00:00Z 2020-03-26T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

A local inventor's pro bono emergency ventilator project — designed to be built and maintained in low-resource settings worldwide for under US $100, using readily sourced parts.

https://guibert.law/story-2020-03-23-n.html 2020-03-23T00:00:00Z 2020-03-23T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

The United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes redefining "driver" to include automated driving systems — crossing a threshold toward the elimination of human drivers from public roads.

https://guibert.law/story-2020-03-03-j.html 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Navigating the growing patchwork of U.S. and international privacy regulations — and the case for federal preemption via the United States Constitution Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3).

https://guibert.law/story-2020-02-02-v.html 2020-02-02T00:00:00Z 2020-02-02T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Brevity in judicial opinions is an access-to-justice imperative. The case for Reavley-style per curiam opinions every litigant can read and understand.

https://guibert.law/story-2019-12-06-t.html 2019-12-06T00:00:00Z 2019-12-06T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Google v. Oracle returns application programming interface (API) interoperability to policy-neutral ground — good news for those who advocate for fungible and interoperable software.

https://guibert.law/story-2019-11-11-o.html 2019-11-11T00:00:00Z 2019-11-11T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

Jurisdictions worldwide continue to struggle with the reach of their own internet privacy laws. Could it be time for a United Nations convention on internet-age extraterritoriality?

https://guibert.law/story-2019-10-16-n.html 2019-10-16T00:00:00Z 2019-10-16T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

The Sixth Circuit holds that litigants in private international arbitrations may leverage U.S. discovery under 28 U.S.C. §1782(a) — a significant wrinkle for cross-border alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

https://guibert.law/story-2018-02-27-p.html 2018-02-27T00:00:00Z 2018-02-27T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act case tests whether the Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. §2701 et seq.) applies to data stored abroad — and what happens when the Court tries to legislate around Congressional silence on cloud computing.

https://guibert.law/story-2018-02-04-k.html 2018-02-04T00:00:00Z 2018-02-04T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution meets the data-rich autonomous vehicle. Following Carpenter v. United States and United States v. Jones toward a new frontier of digital privacy rights.

https://guibert.law/story-2018-01-29-b.html 2018-01-29T00:00:00Z 2018-01-29T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) signs an agreement with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collaborate on vehicle cybersecurity threat information sharing and analysis.

https://guibert.law/story-2018-01-26-g.html 2018-01-26T00:00:00Z 2018-01-26T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

A commercial supersonic transport may soon see the light of day — nearly a quarter century after Concorde was grounded, and this time without the sonic boom that banned it from overland routes.

https://guibert.law/story-2018-01-24-a.html 2018-01-24T00:00:00Z 2018-01-24T00:00:00Z Nicolas Guibert de Bruet

And now the high-tech-but-low-effectiveness drinking and driving excuses start. The legal frontier of autonomous vehicle capability claims and driving under the influence (DUI) defense.