Planes, trains and Over-the-Counter pills
This Reed Smith client alert looks at the recent amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, which came into force in November 2013....By: Reed Smith
View ArticleBotnet ZeroAccess Hit With Complaint by Microsoft, but Will This Slow the...
ZeroAccess is one of the world’s largest botnets – a network of computers infected with malware to trigger online fraud. Recently, after having eluded investigators for months, ZeroAccess was disrupted...
View ArticleBakerHostetler Patent Watch: Motorola Mobility LLC v. Int'l Trade Comm'n
On December 16, 2013, in Motorola Mobility LLC v. Int'l Trade Comm'n, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Rader,* Prost, Taranto) affirmed the Commission's determination, inter alia,...
View ArticleThe Defamation Act 2013: The Emperor’s New Clothes?
The 1st of January – a time for resolutions, for good intentions and for kind words. On 1 January 2014 these resolutions are more apt than ever as the long-awaited Defamation Act 2013 finally comes...
View ArticleThe Bitcoin Bubble Hasn’t Burst Yet, But The First Signs Of Trouble Are Brewing
The value of Bitcoin, the hottest and most widely traded virtual currency, plunged a little over a week ago, after China’s central bank issued a statement that the government is banning financial...
View ArticleMassachusetts “Tech Tax” Abatement Applications Due December 31, 2013
In September 2013, Massachusetts enacted legislation to retroactively repeal the extension of the 6.25 percent Massachusetts sales and use tax to certain types of computer system design and software...
View ArticleAdvertising Law -- Dec 19, 2013
FTC Focus in Spring 2014 – Privacy: Looking ahead to 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it will host three spring seminars focused on consumer privacy and the implications of new...
View ArticleData Brokers Under Scrutiny
The Senate Commerce Committee released this morning its majority staff report, A Review of the Data Broker Industry: Collection, Use, and Sale of Consumer Data for Marketing Purposes, on the practices...
View ArticleThe Cloud: Google Apps for Business and HIPAA Compliance
Does your company use Google Apps for Business? Are you a health care provider, health plan, or health care clearinghouse (“Covered Entity” or “Covered Entities”) subject to the Health Insurance...
View ArticleThe U.S. data privacy debate, in a nutshell
Do you want a comprehensive overview of the data privacy debate in the United States? Well, the Government Accountability Office has written one — just for U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), his Senate...
View ArticleOn the 9th Day of Privacy, the European Union Gave to Me . . .
. . . a delayed delivery notice for the biggest package of the holiday season! (LONDON) Major changes are on the way in Europe that will have a significant impact on companies anywhere in the world...
View ArticleOn the Eighth Day of Privacy, my Mobile Apps Know Everything About Me . . .
Of all the “Days of Privacy” looking forward to 2014, we believe that the issues surrounding mobile applications and privacy will see some of the most intense regulatory focus …. read on, and be...
View ArticleFrom the Land Down Under
I come bearing breaking legal news from the Land Down Under, specifically, New Zealand. It appears that Coca-Cola recently suffered a small setback in its quest for world domination. Those of you...
View ArticleCASL Regulations: At Last
Industry Canada released its final regulations to Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) on December 4, 2013. Bottom line: Canada’s new anti-spam law will take effect on July 1, 2014, and it includes...
View ArticleWeek in Review - December 19, 2013
The holiday season is a time for reflection, including reflection on our technology habits. Many individuals are aiming to be truly home for the Christmas holiday by engaging in digital detox plans and...
View ArticleFinancial Services Quarterly Report - Fourth Quarter 2013: A New Age of...
Hong Kong introduces a new electronic trading regulatory regime with effect from 1 January 2014, when all licensed and registered persons in Hong Kong that conduct electronic trading of securities and...
View ArticleBusiness Litigation Reporter
We are pleased to introduce the inaugural issue of Goodwin Procter’s Business Litigation Reporter. This unique publication provides timely summaries of key cases and other developments within dedicated...
View ArticleLicence To Pill: Exclusive Or Not? Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v Apotex Pty...
The Federal Court of Australia held that Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) is not the exclusive licensee of a patent relating to aripiprazole under the terms of the licence granted to it by Otsuka...
View ArticleWhat Hath GSK Wrought? More Compliance Lessons From China
In an article, entitled “GSK China probe flags up wider worries”, in the Wednesday edition of the Financial Times (FT) reporters Andrew Jack and Patti Waldmeir discussed the ongoing bribery and...
View ArticlePlaintiffs Hit an Illinois Brick Wall: Indirect Purchasers of iPhone Apps...
On December 2, 2013, United States District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California dismissed a case against Apple brought by a putative class of consumers who purchased...
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