A Unified Patent Court (“UPC)” has finally been approved in Europe, which has been in the works for quite some time. It will provide a central court from which a European patent may be enforced – [...]
On February 24, 2023, The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) and accompanying SCC Regulations, as part of China’s Personal Information [...]
Customer lists, marketing plans, pricing structures, production processes, recipes, formulae, and more. State and federal law protects this knowledge so long as you treat it like the sensitive [...]
Trademarks protect the usage of a name, phrase, logo or design that indicates the origin or source of goods or services. Brand names and signature logos are prime examples. Trademarks can often [...]
Movement to services is exploding across all business segments. One of the main motivators for this move is enhanced security as compared to on premise resources. However, cloud services come [...]
The Metaverse is coming. Is it the next Internet? Time will tell. But if history is a lesson for the future, it may be the wild west for IP rights in its early stages. I am sure many of you are [...]
Securing Sensitive Employee and Customer Information with a Written Plan
In Information and Business Technology, Intellectual Property PostedBusinesses are increasingly operating online and, as a result, are collecting more personal and confidential information. Because of this, it is more important than ever for businesses to be [...]
Data Security Blog Post: No JoKe
In Corporate Issues, Information and Business Technology, Intellectual Property PostedFrom JBS Meats to Kaseya, cybercrime is front page news and it isn’t going away. Large Cap, Middle Market, Mom and Pop – it doesn’t matter what size your business is or whether you are high [...]
Virginia Passes Data Privacy Law
In Corporate Issues, Information and Business Technology, Intellectual Property PostedOn March 2, 2021, Virginia became the second state in the United States to enact major privacy legislation, following California. The governor signed the Consumer Data Protection Act into law, [...]
Software Subscriptions: Are You Getting the Whole Nine(s) Yards?
In Corporate Issues, Information and Business Technology, Intellectual Property PostedMany of the software subscription (Software as a Service) agreements that we review are deficient or silent with respect to a service level agreement or SLA. SLAs typically govern what support [...]
