New Internet Top-Level Domains Unveiled
Website domain names as we know them will look dramatically different now that the menu of Internet domain name suffixes is expanding. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)...
View ArticleSoftware Patents Set for Supreme Court Consideration
The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the muddled law of software patent eligibility. On Friday, December 6, the Supreme Court granted a petition for certiorari in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank...
View ArticleInternational Tax News - December 2013
CAYMAN ISLANDS AND US SIGN FATCA AGREEMENT - The United States and the Cayman Islands have signed a so-called Model 1 intergovernmental agreement. The IGA is the first step in bring the Cayman fund...
View ArticleDrug Quality and Security Act Creates New Laws for Compounding Pharmacies
On November 27, 2013, the Drug Quality and Security Act was signed into law. This new law provides clarity to the existing pharmacy compounding laws within Section 503A of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic...
View ArticleNew York Targets Lead Generators In Expanded Online Payday Lending Investigation
On December 3, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state Department of Financial Services (DFS) sent subpoenas to 16 online “lead generation” companies as part of its expanding...
View ArticleModel Policy For Purchase: Acceptable Use Of Technology
The use of technology in school districts continues to increase and evolve. Districts are using technology to enhance curriculum, replace traditional text books, and communicate with students, parents,...
View ArticleThe Clock Is Running - CASL Is Coming – Is Your Company Ready For It?
Canada’s long awaited anti-spam law (CASL) comes into force as of July 1, 2014. CASL takes the approach of forbidding almost all unsolicited commercial electronic messages (CEMs) and generally...
View ArticleWeek in Review - December 12, 2013
Your company holiday party can be added to the list of things impacted by technology. In addition to the risk of alcohol-induced harassment, injuries, or property damage, employers should be mindful...
View ArticleMeasures to Avoid Being Held for Ransom by CryptoLocker
As mentioned in last month’s Cyber Law Tracker, US-CERT (the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team) identified a malware campaign titled CryptoLocker, which is a new version of ransomware...
View ArticleDon’t Let Labels Hold You Back
Pantene Philippines has recently launched a new ad identifying gender stereotypes in the workplace. The ad is part of Pantene’s #WhipIt campaign. The ad has been trending on social media and has been...
View ArticleCourt Requires Employer To Pay Legal Fees Of Ex-Employee Charged With Trade...
On October 16, 2013, a federal judge in New Jersey ruled that Goldman Sachs must advance the legal fees of a former employee charged with stealing Goldman’s source code. The order is the latest twist...
View ArticleWhat the Strong IPO Market Means for Cleantech and Renewable Energy Companies
The year 2013 is now officially the year with the most active IPO market in the United States since 2000. There have been 218 IPOs to date in 2013. The year 2000 (over 350 IPOs) was the last year of a...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Rejects Claims for Contributory Cybersquatting Under the ACPA
On December 4, 2013, in Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) v. GoDaddy.com, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act...
View ArticleBrookings Paper Calls for Technology Transfer Model Based on University...
A paper released by the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution asserts that by relying on a technology transfer model based on patent licensing, only a few universities have been...
View ArticleFTC says app developers must shine more light on how they use data
When your own flashlight is spying on you, something is wrong. That, at any rate, is the Federal Trade Commission’s thinking in a case that illustrates how, in today’s electronic world, privacy...
View ArticleBrandmarking: Thoughts On The Creation, Protection, And Enforcement Of Brand...
In This Issue: - PAGING MR. CHARBUCKS: Someone once said that the American legal system guarantees every corporation its decade in court. That came true with a vengeance for two corporations whose...
View ArticleAustralian Postal Corporation v Digital Post Australia [2013] FCAFC 153
On 6 December 2013, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia dismissed an appeal by Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post) and upheld the primary judge's decision that "DIGITAL POST...
View ArticleLights, Camera …Action on Your Website Documents
Terms and conditions of use and data privacy policies on websites, applications and other online and mobile services (aka “digital services”) are the subject of much discussion and debate among lawyers...
View ArticleClass Certification Denied in Chipotle “All Natural” Case Where Class...
A recent decision in the Central District of California reflects the growing trend among federal courts to deny class certification where the class is not ascertainable from the defendants’...
View Article5 Steps To Protect Your Brands in the New gTLD Regime
The time is upon us. After years of anticipation, lobbying for delays and more robust trademark protections, and otherwise steeling themselves against the oncoming tide of new, generic top-level domain...
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