Technology

CIS Legal Update - May 2013: Developing Russia’s Military-Industrial Complex

by Dechert LLP on 5/18/2013

On October 16, 2012 the President of the Russian Federation signed a federal law establishing the Advanced Research Foundation (“ARF”) , a specialized legal entity that will be responsible for research and development in the...more

Corporate & Securities Law Alert May 2013 - Entrepreneurs: Go Forth And Act, But Act Wisely

by Vivian Breier | Ruskin Moscou Faltischek on 5/9/2013

What distinguishes those with great ideas from entrepreneurs is elementary. Entrepreneurs act on their idea. Tantamount to acting, is planning and good advice. Anyone who wants to pursue a concept should first do some...more

Why Non-Unionized High Tech Companies Still Need to Pay Attention to the National Labor Relations Board

by Valerie Menager | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/1/2013

Overview - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is the agency that administers the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which is the law that protects employee rights to unionize and collectively bargain with...more

The Aereo and ReDigi Decisions: Courts Continue to Wrestle With the Application of Copyright Law to the Redistribution of Digital...

by Eric Feder, James Rosenfeld | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/10/2013

A series of recent decisions in the Second and Ninth Circuits—including Viacom v. YouTube and UMG v. Veoh (both dealing with the distribution of user-posted copyrighted content by video hosting services) and AP v. Meltwater...more

Thoughts on Regulatory Constraints of Business Models

by Seth Mailhot | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/8/2013

I am often called upon to address the nature of how regulatory controls may apply to the organization of healthcare companies in their ability to create, deliver, and capture value (their ‘business models’). While no...more

Refresh Your Mortgage Loan Documents with these Tech Topics

by Keith Mullen | Winstead PC on 4/3/2013

Most commercial real estate loan documents give meaning to the phrase “real estate is old as dirt.” Why? Because just as dirt doesn’t change, commercial mortgage loan documents largely ignore the impact of technology on the...more

Will Federal Protection for EHR Donations Be Extended Beyond December 31, 2013?

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/1/2013

Rumors are circulating that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) will continue to allow the donation of electronic health...more

Litigants: Are You Abiding By The New ABA Rules Regarding Legal Technology?

by Cynthia A. Augello | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 3/29/2013

On August 6, 2012, the American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) House of Delegates voted to amend the comment to its Model Rule of Professional Conduct (“MRPC”) Rule 1.1, which governs lawyer competence. In amending Rule 1.1 the...more

The History of Technology and the MLM Industry

by Babener & Associates on 3/27/2013

The MLM industry has been immeasurably changed by advances in communication, technology, transportation, and shipping. When the original companies, such as Shaklee and Amway, started marketing through multilevel marketing...more

Venture Perspectives - March 2013: Quarterly Review of Seed, Series A and Series B/Later Round Financings: Fourth Quarter and Year...

by David Pierson | Foley Hoag LLP on 3/26/2013

In This Issue: - Activity Level of 2012 New England Transactions - All Rounds - Activity Level of New England Seed Transactions - Activity Level of New England Series A Transactions - Activity...more

SEC Proposes New Technology Standards for Key Market Participants

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 3/20/2013

On March 7, 2013, the SEC proposed Regulation SCI (“Reg SCI”), which would replace existing voluntary standards applicable to securities exchanges, clearing agencies and certain other market participants with enforceable...more

SEC Proposes Rules Regarding Technology Systems

by Janet M. Angstadt, James M. Brady | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/19/2013

On March 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Regulation SCI), which would require certain self-regulatory organizations, alternative trading systems, plan processors...more

Proposed Amendments to the EU Competition Assessment of Technology Transfers

by Neil Baylis, Jennifer Marsh | K&L Gates LLP on 2/27/2013

The European Commission (the "Commission") is considering revisions to the rules governing the assessment of technology transfer agreements such as patent licences in advance of the expiry of the existing rules on 30 April...more

Can IT Outsourcing Learn From Facilities Management Outsourcing?

by John Barton | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 2/27/2013

2013 began with a flurry of articles about companies insourcing work or rethinking their sourcing strategies. The reasons for this vary by company, but often include a perception that outsourcing has not delivered the cost...more

Mobile banking and the Federal Circuit's "divided infringement" decisions

by Robert Becker, Neil Swartzberg | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/21/2013

The rapid growth of the mobile banking industry, the raft of litigation that has followed such growth, and why the Federal Circuit's much-anticipated "divided infringement" decisions in Akamai v. Limelight and McKesson v....more

People vs. Patents: Brands Struggle to Balance Human Capital and Patent Portfolios

by Greentarget on 2/20/2013

Facebook recently filed for its long-awaited initial public offering that some speculate could be valued up to $100 billion – a valuation which will be strongly based on a combination of both intellectual and intangible...more

Proposed Reform to Fuel Entrepreneurship

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 2/18/2013

In a bid to reduce the loss of talent and jobs to countries like Canada, Chile and the United Kingdom, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Mark Warner, D-Va., Chris Coons, D-Del. and Roy Blunt,...more

London Stock Exchange Publishes Draft Rulebook for New Fast-Growth Segment

by Iain Wright | Morgan Lewis on 2/15/2013

Rulebook sets out criteria for admission to the high-growth segment, which has been designed to meet the needs of fast-growing European companies. On 13 February, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) published a draft...more

Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits Available

by David Mann, Louis Santiago | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/12/2013

The Department of Energy and Department of Treasury announced on February 7, 2013, that they have $150 million in leftover/returned tax credits available for Clean Energy Manufacturers under the Section 48C Advanced Energy...more

3D Printing Updates: ExOne IPO, Antitrust, and Nanoscribe

by J. Steven Rutt | Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/11/2013

Some important 3D printing updates, including micro- and nanoscale printing. First, the ExOne IPO had an early surge according to press reports. ExOne is located in North Huntingdon, PA....more

Growing Trend in Re-Shoring: Exploring Termination/Expiration Provisions

by Brooke Daniels | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 2/7/2013

A recent special report in the Economist focused on the general state of the offshore outsourcing industry, with a particular focus on the emerging trend of companies relocating the performance of IT services from offshore...more

A plea to LegalTech vendors and panelists talking technology-assisted review!

by Gil Keteltas | BakerHostetler on 1/25/2013

LegalTech New York is right around the corner. And, much like the recent Georgetown Advanced Ediscovery Institute, there will be no shortage of discussion about predictive coding/technology-assisted review (“TAR”)....more

Bringing CASL into Focus - Recent Efforts to Clarify Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation

by J. Sébastien A. Gittens, Martin P.J. Kratz Q.C. | Bennett Jones LLP on 1/25/2013

Industry Canada and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) have received numerous stakeholder submissions and inquiries in relation to Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and its two...more

US Tech Companies May Soon be Required to Report Security Breaches to the EU

by Karen H Bromberg | Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/23/2013

U.S. based tech companies that store data on the Internet may soon be required to report the loss or theft of personal information to the E.U. or face sanctions and fines according to legislation being proposed by the...more

Click & Copy: Breach of Online License Agreements & Copyright Infringement

by Field Law on 1/22/2013

My article Click and Copy: Breach of Online License Agreements and Copyright Infringement was published in Canadian Intellectual Property Review in December. The enforceability of click-through licenses for online...more

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