On Oct. 30, 2023, the president issued an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The 117-page order includes a range of directives, many of which are aimed at...more
11/21/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
NIST ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
Starting June 7, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will issue electronic registration certificates rather than the traditional paper certificates with gold foil seals. The electronically issued...more
In the waning days of 2020 and in the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Trademark Modernization Act. It directed the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to change certain procedures in...more
While the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) remains open for online filings, it has further extended many trademark and patent deadlines due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Trademark -
Under the authority of...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) remains open for filings. Currently, as it has been for years, nearly all filings are made online.
Under authority from the CARES Act, the USPTO has extended many...more
Bringing a trade secret misappropriation claim in North Carolina may not be as easy as you think.
In Krawiec v. Manly, the North Carolina Supreme Court recently made clear that any company seeking to protect its trade...more
A week ago, on May 11, 2016, the President signed into law the new federal “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016.” It arms with substantial new weaponry those whose trade secrets have been taken. What has been less heralded,...more
5/18/2016
/ Asset Seizure ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Employment Contract ,
Ex Parte ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misappropriation ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Notice Requirements ,
Private Right of Action ,
Trade Secrets ,
UTSA ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed a bill aimed at the abusive assertion of patents. It was part of the Commerce Protection Act of 2014 (S 648, S.L. 2014-110, section 2.1) and was signed into law by Governor...more