United States Patent and Trademark Office issues guidance in the wake of...
On March 4th, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued formal guidelines for the determination of patent-eligible subject matter in the wake of two recent U.S. Supreme Court cases:...
View ArticleAdvanced Copyright Issues on the Internet
In This Publication: - I. Introduction - II. Rights Implicated By Transmission And Use Of Works On The Internet - III. Application Of Copyright Rights To Specific Acts On The Internet - IV. Conclusion...
View ArticleFood Labeling Client Alert: FDA Proposes Changes to Iconic Nutrition Facts Label
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed an update to the iconic Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods. In light of new scientific evidence about human health and nutrition,...
View ArticleAdministrative Law Judge Rules Camera-Equipped Model Airplanes Are Cleared...
A ruling by an administrative law judge punches a hole through the FAA's ban on the unlicensed use of commercial drones. The decision may be significant for ongoing discussions in Congress and in...
View ArticleFDA Seeks Public Comment on Revised Draft Guidance for Industry: Distributing...
On March 3, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") made available for comment a revised draft of its "Guidance for Industry: Distributing Scientific and Medical Publications on Unapproved...
View ArticleHow Lessons Learned From “Yik Yak” Can Help You Address The Next Novel Social...
The big news in education technology this week is Yik Yak, a free, anonymous social networking application that allows users to post comments that can be seen by others within a 5- to 10-mile radius....
View ArticleThe Inevitable - EMV Payments On a Fast Track to Becoming a New Standard in...
Last week, congressional leaders in Washington continued with their focus on the safety of the U.S. payments system in the aftermath of the massive retailer breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus and...
View ArticleFive Reasons Why The Sony Data Breach Coverage Decision Is Wrong
Five Reasons Why The Sony Data Breach Coverage Decision Is Wrong On Friday February 21st, a New York trial court judge let Sony’s insurers, Zurich American Insurance Co. and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance...
View ArticleAre Computer-Implemented Inventions Patent Eligible?
On March 31, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l (Supreme Court Docket No. 13-298). At issue is the scope of § 101 patent-eligible subject matter, with the...
View ArticleInsight and Input on ONC’s Proposed Roadmap for EHR Technology: ONC Issues...
On Feb. 21, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) released a proposed rule for voluntary 2015 Edition EHR certification criteria for the Medicare and Medicaid...
View ArticleUpdate from International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global...
At this week's International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit, the FTC and the White House made several important announcements....By: Loeb & Loeb LLP
View ArticleFAA Lacks Authority to Ground Small UAVs Used for Commercial Purposes
A victory for a small commercial unmanned aerial vehicle operator demonstrates the Federal Aviation Administration’s struggle to keep pace with new technologies. On March 6, 2014, an Administrative Law...
View ArticleDo Pharmaceutical Compositions Have Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Under...
The USPTO’s new patent subject matter eligibility guidelines (the “Guidelines”) include examples that apply the multi-factored analysis mandated by the Guidelines to compositions that include one or...
View ArticleAlice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l: CLS Bank's Supreme Court Brief
In a previous article, we discussed the background of this case, and provided an overview of the Petitioner Brief of patentee Alice Corp. In this article, we continue by covering the brief of the...
View ArticleFDA Report to Congress: 1997 Guidance Provides Solid Foundation for 510(k)...
Interested stakeholders have until June 4, 2014, to comment on the FDA's long-anticipated report to Congress that includes its Proposed Policy on the Premarket Notification Requirements for Modified...
View ArticleU. S. Government Penalizes Company for Alleged "Deemed Export" and Other...
In February 2014, the U.S. government imposed a US$115,000 penalty against Intevac, Inc., for alleged export control violations. The government's enforcement action against Intevac reflects...
View ArticleFDA Revises Draft Guidance Concerning Distribution of Scientific and Medical...
Updating policies established in a 2009 Guidance, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft version of a proposed 2014 Guidance addressing the use of medical publications in promoting...
View ArticleThe Federal Aviation Administration Appeals Most Recent Drone Ruling
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has appealed this month's ruling by an administrative law judge striking down a fine against paid photographer who had strapped cameras to a model airplane and...
View ArticleThe Fight Over Wireless Siting Heats Up . . . And Moves Into the Halls of the...
We’ve blogged previously about an FCC wireless-siting rulemaking that could affect the zoning of wireless-service facilities in almost every U.S. community. The formal comment period has now closed,...
View ArticleGoogle Glass will read our emotions?
An App might shortly allow Google Glass users to read the sentiments of people they are talking to as part of a wearable technology project run by a US start-up Emotient. However, this project might...
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