Legal updates for: cybersecurity

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/17/2013

...ernment agencies. With the passage of this bill, the House attempts to resolve the problem of President Barack Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order not providing any liability protection to reporting companies. The bill provides both criminal and civil imm... more

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/16/2013

... President Obama entered the White House in 2009, his administration has undertaken a number of steps toward stricter policing of international trade secret misappropriation. Those efforts reached a turning point early this year with the release of the “Administration Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets” (the... more

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/13/2013

... This Issue: Comments on New AIA Rules; Implementing the New Micro Entity Status at the U.S. Patent Office; Obama Administration Focuses on Chinese Trade Secret Misappropriation; and Tiffany & Co. v. Costco Wholesale Corp.: Has the TIFFANY trademark become generic? - Excerpt from Comments on New AIA Rules - On March 16,... more

by K&L Gates LLP on 5/8/2013

... laws and has advised that companies “should review, on an ongoing basis, the adequacy of their disclosure relating to cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents” and that “appropriate disclosures may include,” among other things, a “[d... more

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 5/1/2013

... This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; and Executive Branch. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week - The past week could be best described by one word. Chaos. In the House, a scheduled vote on the Helping Sick Americans Now Act, was abruptly pulled from the floor leaving for nearly two days of debate on a bill to... more

by Venable LLP on 4/29/2013

... this issue: - FTC Chairwoman Addresses AAF’s Advertising on the Hill Day, Provides Broad Guidance - Bringing a Legal Challenge? Expect One in Return - NAD Says Doctor-Recommended Claims Need a Second Opinion - Opting out of .com Disclosures Not an Option - FTC Unveils Top Three Consumer Protection... more

by Jeff Ifrah on 4/24/2013

...nese actors are the world’s most active and persistent perpetrators of economic espionage. US private sector firms and cybersecurity specialists have reported an onslaught of computer network intrusions that have originated in China, but the [intelligence c... more

by Rob Robinson on 4/24/2013

... nationally in Forbes’ Law and Technology Blog as a leading source of trusted eDiscovery information, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange newsletter is published weekly to provide legal and technology professionals with current and relevant news and views related to the discipline of eDiscovery. With content ranging from... more