Recently Facebook was hit with a lawsuit due to users receiving app notifications of camera access which users were not expecting and were not intending to authorize.
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While TikTok has been a focus in the geopolitical front, it is important to understand that most apps store and even mine for personal data, so users should take care to understand how their apps work to protect their personal information.
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Worldwide trademark owners know that a mark in one jurisdiction may not be appropriate in another. However, a global pandemic can make trademark use of a worldwide slogan inappropriate. Learn how KFC is handling the situation.
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A 5-part series, on various aspects of trademark licensing, written by one of our attorneys, Brian Casper.
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Buying product on Amazon has become a go-to for many due to ease of finding product and obtaining fast shipment. However, consumers risk purchasing counterfeit, stolen, or even unsafe product from unauthorized sellers that can be hard to identify if you aren’t looking carefully.
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The recreational use of genetic data for personal information has become commonplace, but there are few laws that fully address how the data can be used by third parties. The passing of Florida’s H.R. 1189 marks a new development in privacy regulation.
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The purchase of competitor marks in PPC advertising is common, and to win a case of trademark infringement is often difficult. In the Northern District of Texas, the judge gave guidance on elements to plead to win in such cases.
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Buying product online is only going to grow and consumers risk purchasing counterfeit, stolen, or even unsafe product from shady sellers. With little legal protections for consumers the Buy Safe America Coalition was created to fight retail crime.
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Discussing the pros and cons of using arbitration agreements in attorney-client relationships to help with potential disputes.
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With changes in public opinion at the core of the decision, the former Washington Redskins football team embarks on a rebrand.
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After a transfer of trademark rights, it is important to officially record the trademark assignment with the USPTO to provide public notice and secure those rights.
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When entering into a trademark license agreement, the parties should consider what will happen with remaining inventory at the end of the agreement term and include exit strategy provisions.
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YouTube copyright bots are used to fight copyright infringement in a quick and systematic approach. However, such technology can be flawed. Copyright bots take down ViacomCBS conference streaming citing copyright infringement of CBS content.
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In protecting a trademark, you are really protecting the goodwill that the trademark has come to be associated with. The goodwill is a value gained from consumers, it is the reason consumers seek out your products and not those of your competitors.
Read MoreMy mid-year leadership thoughts on lessons I learned, particularly mistakes I made, as a law firm managing partner earlier this year during the start of the coronavirus. We are testing these lessons as we go, and are hopefully creating an even better model for leadership in a time of Zoom.
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It was discovered that mobile apps could be compromising privacy with the copying of phone clipboard data. TikTok, LinkedIn, and Reddit agree to stop the copying of such data.
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This article discusses the pros and cons of using arbitration provisions in agreements in lieu of a costly public litigation in court.
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YouTube claims its content ID system was implemented to fight copyright infringement, however, artists have banded in a class action suit against the system which they claim creates infringement.
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Claims of naked licensing and trademark abandonment require proof the owner didn’t transfer the goodwill and that with any non-use there was also no intent for future use.
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After a long battle to gain registration of the Booking.com trademark, Booking.com wins in a Supreme Court decision finding that .com can make an otherwise generic term a source identifier.
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