Jurisdiction, Opt-Outs

Florida Enacts the Digital Bill of Rights, Joining the Growing Privacy Landscape

White & Case LLP on 9/21/2023

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 262 into law, adopting the "Digital Bill of Rights" proposed by his office in February. Florida joins the rapidly increasing group of states, California, Utah,...more

The Comprehensive Privacy Law Deluge: Approaching Choice and Rights

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/15/2023

Companies may want to review their consumer rights processes as we approach July 1. This is the date of enforcement for those parts of CCPA modified by CPRA. It is also the effective date of two more state privacy laws:...more

Are You Ready for the UPC? Act Now to Prepare for Its Opening on June 1

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/1/2023

On February 17, 2023, Germany ratified the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and triggered the UPC’s entry into force on June 1, 2023. The UPC will revolutionize patent enforcement across Europe and impact companies...more

The Unitary Patent Court: Opting European Patents Out

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/20/2023

1. Introduction The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a new patent court that will be fully in force starting June 2023 and, along with the Unitary Patent system, represents the biggest change in European patent practice in...more

This Week at the Ninth: Class Opt-Outs and Non-Renewed Contracts

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals on 9/12/2022

This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the immediate appealability of orders invalidating class action opt-outs, and considers whether a decision not to renew a contract is an adverse employment action for purposes of a Title...more

Unitary Patents, the Unified Patent Court, Opt-Out Timing, Pros and Cons

Winstead PC on 6/22/2016

Regardless of the June 23, 2016 vote on Brexit, all owners of European patents, and all applicants seeking patents in Europe, will have both new options, and a new set of important decisions to make. Most commentators...more

The Netherlands Returns as a Collective-Settlement Forum

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes on 3/15/2016

Ageas (the former Fortis) and several organizations representing Fortis shareholders announced yesterday a EUR 1.204 billion settlement of shareholder claims under the Dutch Act on Collective Settlement of Mass Claims (the...more

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