In April 2021, big-box retailer Walmart Apollo, LLC (“Walmart”) filed a trademark opposition against Yeezy LLC’s (“Yeezy”) U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 88/746444 for its sun rays design mark, shown below (“Yeezy’s...more
As of 2021, more than twice the number of data breaches are now being reported than 6 years ago and three times the number of data breaches that occurred in 2010. While credit cards and social security numbers are perennial...more
It well known that there are, unfortunately, many data breaches that frequently put private citizens’ data privacy in jeopardy. States have passed a variety of statutes aimed at addressing this problem in an attempt to...more
11/25/2020
/ Article III ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Credit Monitoring ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Macy's ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On October 12, 2020, the California Attorney General published a Third Set of Modified Proposed Regulations (“Modified Regulations”) even though the final text of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations are...more
10/15/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
State Attorneys General
The California Legislature has delayed its plans to expand the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and make all of its provisions apply to personal information related to business-to-business communications...more
Privacy law has traditionally focused on an individual’s right to privacy vis-à-vis a government’s physical intrusion. Privacy law, however, has morphed in recent years to address concerns of the digital age, including data...more
In Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v GoDaddy.com, the US District Court for the Central District of California has entered judgment in defendant GoDaddy’s favour, holding that plaintiff Academy of Motion Picture...more
11/2/2015
/ ACPA ,
Advertising ,
Bad Faith ,
Burden of Proof ,
Contributory Infringement ,
Cybersquatting ,
Domain Names ,
Fair Use ,
GoDaddy.com ,
Good Faith ,
Keyword Advertising ,
Motion Picture Industry ,
Safe Harbors ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Vicarious Liability
In Hana Financial v Hana Bank (Case No 11-56678), the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the district court’s decision denying Hana Financial Inc’s motion for judgment as a matter of law. The Ninth Circuit...more