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Instapundit: America's IP Laws Need to be "Pruned Back"
Video Game Lawsuit Highlights Intellectual Property Issues with Internet Memes
Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification
Are Human Genes Patentable? Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Myriad Case
AIA Impact on Start Up Capital
Video Sharing App Vine Hit with Takedown Notice from Prince
Can You Patent Human Genes? ACLU Says No
AIA Impact on University Innovation and Tech Transfer
'Gray Market' Lawyer: Congress Won't Change Copyright Laws
Oral Arguments Before the USPTO Patent Trial & Appeal Board
Patent Office Litigation Update: Impact on Timing
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On February 20, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in McBurney v. Young, No. 12-17, a case with potentially major implications for businesses that use state freedom of information acts (FOIAs) to obtain...more
The 112th Congress saw a lot of activity focused on new and changing technologies, but few legislative breakthroughs. Early in the year, there was significant activity around intellectual property and online piracy issues,...more
Penktajame leidinio numeryje nusprendėme panagrinėti virtualios erdvės teisinius niuansus ir reglamentavimą - juk „GLIMSTEDT teisės žinios“ taip pat yra elektroninis...more
When is a gallon of gas like an iTunes track? That may sound like a riddle from a Lewis Carroll novel, but it was one of the questions considered by the California Supreme Court during oral arguments in Apple v. Superior...more
The majority of the provisions of Canada’s Copyright Modernization Act (the “CMA”) entered into force today, November 7. Let’s take a look at three issues related to “data governance”: Technological Protection Measures...more
A recent Order (MO-2786) of a Senior Adjudicator of the Office of the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner provides a useful guide for organizations wishing to protect confidential and financial information submitted...more
Below is a top ten pocket guide for the top 10 laws any operation (social, e-commerce, IP/UGC driven, etc.) needs to be familiar with now and for the foreseeable future. Having this at the ready won’t necessarily make you...more
California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced two major initiatives this year that indicate the California Department of Justice is likely going to increase the enforcement of both state and federal privacy and data...more
As I settle in at a table in my favorite cafe near my home, large coffee in hand, I check my work emails from my personal smart phone as I pull out my personal laptop and dial into my company servers providing access to all...more
Florida has expansive public records disclosure laws, which emanate from the Florida Constitution. Art. I, § 24, FLA. CONST., Ch. 119, Fla. Stat. It is doctrinal in Florida that virtually any document delivered to a state...more
Lawsuits! Infringement! Litigation! Ah, there’s never a dull moment in the wonderful world of intellectual property law, and 2012 will be no exception. Here’s our list of what to watch in the coming year...more
From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Wall Street movement, 2011 was a year of protests. It was capped off with a little-covered (by traditional media) but important protest that will carry on into 2012. We’ll call it the...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff recently issued guidance concerning its views on disclosure obligations related to cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents. The SEC staff issued the guidance in response...more
In This Issue: SPECIAL FOCUS: Avoiding Potential Pitfalls Associated with Functional Food Claims; Lather Up: FDA Issues New Sunscreen Rules; Facebook “Likes” Two Legal Victories; NAD: Claims Should Be Based on Product...more
Industry Canada and the CRTC have each released a set of draft Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations aimed at clarifying certain concepts in Canada's new anti-spam law, formerly known as the Fighting Internet and...more
In this issue: The Buzz Over Privacy Continues with Google FTC Settlement; Power Balance Reaches $57 Million Settlement Over False Marketing; FTC Commissioner: Do-Not-Track Not Endorsed by Agency; LinkedIn Sued Over Cookies;...more
The Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act ("FISA") was passed into law by the federal government on December 15, 2010. The law comes into force later this year, and is the product of several years' worth of research into...more
In this issue: Manatt Partners to Highlight New Legal and Regulatory Challenges at ACI’s National Advanced Forum on Advertising Law; Department of Commerce Issues Privacy Green Paper; Packing Peanuts Maker Must Omit the Word...more
In this issue: Manatt Partner Tony DiResta to Explore the FTC's Top Privacy Initiatives in WOMMA Webinar; Antipiracy, Counterfeit Bill Heads to Full Senate; Preview: A Draft of the Commerce Department’s Privacy Report; Feds...more
In this issue: FDA Reveals Graphic Proposed Warning Labels for Cigarettes; Detox Foot Pad Marketers Settled with FTC; Twitter Issues New Guidelines on Using its Mark; and Myspace Faces Class Action over Privacy Violations;...more
In this Issue: In the Marketplace: Industry Launches Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising; Heard on the Hill: The House Continues Focus on Internet Privacy Practices; Congress Considers Online...more
LimeWire sounds innocent enough – a file sharing program that allows individual users to download music over the Internet, video and other files directly from the hard drive of another LimeWire user. LimeWire and other...more
In This Issue: *Washington State AG Reaches Settlement with Intelius for Deceptive Upsell Marketing Practices *House Committee Approves Internet Gambling Bill *Privacy Update: Senate Bill and FTC “Do-Not-Track”...more
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