Privacy, Consumer Protection, Intellectual Property

Advertising Law -- May 16, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/17/2013

In This Issue: Linda Goldstein to Provide Insight on FTC’s Dot Com Dislosure Guidance at Upcoming Bloomberg BNA Webinar; “All Natural” False Ad Suits Continue, Stalled; Wake Up! FDA Considers Caffeinated Foods;...more

FTC Offers FAQ Guide for Revised COPPA Rule

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 4/29/2013

A 92-question and answer guide is available from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to help businesses and parents understand the new rule for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which go into effect July 1,...more

Administration Launches Strategy on Mitigating Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets

by Lauren Papenhausen | McDermott Will & Emery on 3/1/2013

The strategy announced on February 20, 2013, should serve as both a wake-up call from the government and an offer of assistance. Given the losses that can arise from competitors’ purposeful theft of trade secrets, entities...more

Buying Competitor's Names As Keywords Does Not Violate Wisconsin's Privacy Law

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 2/28/2013

A personal injury law firm can buy search terms using the names of a competing law firm’s partners without violating Wisconsin’s privacy laws because the use of the names is “non-visible,” an appellate court found. The...more

FTC Says HTC Mobile Devices Have Serious Security Flaws

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 2/23/2013

Mobile devices made by HTC America, Inc. contain serious security flaws, which allow the phones to send their own text messages, send personally identifiable information to third parties, and even activate the microphone to...more

FTC Urges Mobile Apps to Disclose to Consumers What Data Apps Collect

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 2/3/2013

Mobile apps should disclose in easy-to-understand language what data they collect and how the data is used, and they should consider a do-not-track mechanism, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommended in a staff report...more

Do Laws Address Cyber-Threats to Today's Computerized Cars?

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 1/27/2013

Today’s cars are computers on wheels, open to hackers who can infect cars with malware and take control of a car’s speed, braking, and other vital systems. Whether today’s laws are applicable to these cyber-threats was the...more

Texas’ Amended Data Breach Notification Law Is Expansive

by Shawn Tuma on 1/11/2013

Texas amended its existing data breach notification law which became effective on September 1, 2012. The relevant section of the law is titled “Notification Required Following Breach of Security of Computerized Data” and is...more

Kids Mobile Apps Disclosure Practices Get FTC Failing Grade

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 12/12/2012

Mobile apps for children continue to leave parents in the dark as to what information is being collected and what is being done with that information, according to a new study by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The...more

Epic Marketplace Cited for History Sniffing by FTC

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 12/6/2012

An online advertising company has agreed to stop gathering sensitive data from millions of consumers and will cease its secret “history sniffing” activities, which revealed the websites users had visited in the past. The...more

FTC Addresses Facial Recognition Privacy Concerns

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 10/26/2012

Facial recognition applications now link faces with other databases, allowing companies to identify anonymous individuals and obtain their personal information without the consumer ever knowing, thus raising privacy concerns....more

Cell Phone Owners Avoid Apps that Collect Personal Data

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 9/26/2012

Even though about half of all cell phone users download apps, a majority of users have decided not to install a particular app once they discovered how much personal information they would need to share in order to use the...more

Advertising Law -- June 21, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/22/2012

In This Issue: Status Update: Facebook Seeks to Add Children; NLRB Speaks Again on Social Media; The Happiest – and Healthiest? – Place on Earth; NYC Considering Ban on Large, Sugary Drinks; Microsoft’s IE 10 Will...more

Advertising Law -- March 14, 2012

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/22/2012

In This Issue: *Manatt Partners Christopher Cole and Edward Glynn Invited to Speak at ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting *Battle Over “Coach” Needs a Ref *The FTC’s Top 10 . . . Complaints, That Is *Fight...more

Digital Risk: All the Stuff You Never Thought About

by DeVore & DeMarco LLP on 3/12/2012

This is an excerpt from the 2012 SXSW Interactive Panel "Data Breaches: Taking the Bull By the Horns," which highlights the critical, but often unforgotten legal points that should be undertaken when an IT security breach...more

Key Privacy, Security and Information Management Issues in a Digital World Economy

by Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP on 3/6/2012

Web 2.0, mobile applications and cloud based services have revolutionized how companies communicate and interact with customers, current and prospective, and how businesses process, transmit, secure and store information. ...more

App Developers: Get Advice on Privacy

by Field Law on 2/27/2012

The privacy problem with apps has been percolating for some time. Several high-profile reports have brought attention to this issue; Path’s embarassing privacy breach is just one of many cases where app developers have...more

Privacy in Principle (As California Goes, So Goes the Nation? Part Four)

by Tanya Forsheit on 2/27/2012

What happened in the privacy world last week? On Thursday, just before the release of the White House "Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights," California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced an agreement with the leading...more

Intellectual Property Law in 2012

by Field Law on 1/4/2012

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

Advertising Law - December 2, 2011

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 12/6/2011

In This Issue: FTC, Facebook Reach Settlement Over Privacy Violations; Suit Alleges DISH Violated TCPA – Again; New Trademark Suits Implicate Muhammad Ali, President Obama; OBA Accountability Program Releases First Six...more

WOMMA Releases Perspective on Privacy to Help Brands Protect Their Consumers

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 11/23/2011

The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) recently released its Perspective on Privacy, a draft of preliminary recommendations designed to help brands incorporate privacy protections into their company's culture. The...more

Will Your Law Firm Accept Bitcoin?

by Christopher Hopkins on 9/15/2011

This article explores the new alternative internet-based currency, Bitcoin, and whether -- as an alternative fee arrangement or even as a marketing effort -- your firm might consider accepting bitcoin. Published in the Sept...more

European IP Bulletin - Issue 82, July 2011

by McDermott Will & Emery on 8/2/2011

In This Issue: PATENTS The “Patent Box”: Preferential Tax on Profits From Patents On 10 June 2011, the UK Government launched a Consultation on the “Patent Box”, a preferential corporation tax regime of 10 per...more

3 Recent Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Cases Worth Noting

by Shawn Tuma on 7/12/2011

Three recent Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) cases decided over the last couple of months are worth looking at because they show the following points, respectively: (1) the CFAA in its current form does not give...more

Advertising Law Newsletter - June 23, 2011

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/27/2011

In this issue: Manatt’s Advertising, Marketing & Media Practice Receives National Ratings for Excellence in Chambers USA 2011; State Legislators Reject Law Regulating Social Networks; Pharmaceutical Companies Face Impact...more

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