California is leading the way in enacting two laws related to data security breach notification and requirements for disclosure of tracking practices. Will other states follow in California’s footsteps? Read for additional information on these new data privacy laws.
Read MoreKlemchuk LLP shares a key update as of October 15, 2013. Read for information on how the shutdown affects intellectual property.
Read MoreThe Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne has a long history of aggressively enforcing the mark and preventing use of the term “Champagne” as a color or the “The Champagne of…” as a tagline in a wide range of industries, including cigarettes, shoes, and sodas.
Read MoreFor over 100 years, Anheuser-Busch InBev (originally the American brewer but now Belgian-owned) and Czech-beer brewer Budejovicky Budvar NP have been battling over the right to use the name Budweiser. Read for more on the victory claimed by the Czech brewer in this Budweiser trademark dispute.
Read MoreNot only are would-be buyers of illegal or unlicensed software liable for copyright infringement, but they may also expose themselves to a variety of risks including hidden malware, system crashes, and identity theft. Read to learn about a software pirate who walked the plank and received a fine of over 300k doubloons.
Read MoreKlemchuk provides thoughts on a matter relating to patent lawsuits. Specifically, the concept of setting the stakes to encourage settlement in patent lawsuits.
Read MoreIn a recent opinion, the Fourth Circuit made a determination regarding “liking” something on Facebook. Read to find out if Facebook likes are protected speech.
Read MoreA landmark intellectual property ruling in China, and perhaps worldwide, has been made. Read for additional information on trade secret protection coming to China.
Read MoreA class action has been filed in San Jose Federal Court in the Northern District of California. Read for more information on the details of LinkedIn being sued in this California class action.
Read MoreMany internet users wonder what the search engine giant has in store for them. Among new technology will exist different ways of tracking. Read for additional information on how Google will soon track you without cookies.
Read MoreIn 1976, Congress enacted legislation permitting artists and other creators to recapture copyrights assigned to others after 35 years. Read for information on how artists are beginning to exercise termination rights under the Copyright Act.
Read MoreOn January 1, 2014, electronic filing will become mandatory in Dallas County and other counties throughout Texas with a population over 500,000 people. Read for additional information on what this means for filers.
Read MoreBillboard may have named Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” the song of the summer, but the controversy surrounding the song remains strong.
Read MoreA New Jersey Federal Court made strides in extending privacy protection. Read for additional information on a decision regarding how certain Facebook Wall posts are covered by the Stored Communications Act.
Read MoreFollowing a seven-month investigation, authorities have seized over $89,000 worth of counterfeit Apple products at Arundel Mills Mall in Maryland.
Read MoreA New Jersey state court of appeals has cleared a young teen of liability, but has also placed a new burden on those sending text messages to people they know to be driving. Read for additional information on sending a text while someone else is driving.
Read MoreTrader Joe’s, for its part, has always been diligent in pursuing legal action against people capitalizing on its popularity. Read more about the gray market goods enforcement lawsuit filed against Pirate Joe’s.
Read MoreTwo anonymous requests for reexamination were filed with the USPTO related to three patents owned by Apple, Inc. Read for additional information on the USPTO’s agreement to reexamine iPhone patents.
Read MoreA follow-up to the previous post detailing the nuts and bolts of the Texas UTSA. Read to dig a little deeper into the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
Read MoreRead for recent updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
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