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January 27, 2020 - Privacy + Data Security

Webinar - Ransom Proof: Hard Lessons and Best Practices for Responding to Ransomware Attacks and Cyber Extortion

By: John P. Carlin and Alex Iftimie

From hospitals to media companies to manufacturing plants, ransomware attacks have become increasingly prevalent and caused far-reaching impacts. As more and more of our valuable data is only stored digitally, the impact to a business from their data being rendered inaccessible is greater than …›

January 21, 2020 - Financings, Intellectual Property

SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Technology, Data and Intellectual Property Risks in International Operations

By: David M. Lynn and Rose Zukin Pierson

On December 19, 2019, the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance outlining the Staff’s views about disclosure obligations that companies should consider with respect to technology, data and intellectual property risks that could arise when operations …›

January 14, 2020 - Privacy + Data Security

California AG Issues Advisory on CCPA and Data Broker Law

By: Christine E. Lyon

California’s Attorney General has issued a brief advisory providing consumers with an overview of their rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which went into effect on January 1, 2020, as well as additional information relating to California’s new data broker law. Although …›

January 9, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics

U.S. Department of Commerce Imposes Immediate Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence Software Used to Automatically Detect and Identify Objects Remotely

By: Charles L. Capito III, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, John P. Carlin, and Joseph A. Benkert

On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to place new restrictions on the export of certain software specially designed for automating the analysis of geospatial …›

January 7, 2020 - Blockchain, Fintech

Maryland a Leader in Embracing Blockchain Technology

By: Tracy A. Bacigalupo

In an article authored for Today’s General Counsel, partner Tracy Bacigalupo discusses how new legislation in Maryland, Senate Bill 136, provides Maryland-formed companies with the statutory framework necessary to migrate their businesses to a blockchain-enabled platform. The legislation reinforces Maryland as a ‘go to’ …›

December 18, 2019 - Intellectual Property, Litigation

Striking the Balance in Trade Secret and Corporate Espionage Disputes

By: Matthew A. Chivvis and Anthony Michael Parenti

In 2017, the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property issued a report to Congress estimating that the theft of trade secrets could cost the United States economy as much as $600 billion annually. In the years following, news reports indicate that alleged …›

December 16, 2019 - Blockchain

Blockchain Basics

By: Dario de Martino

In Blockchain Basics, a three-part series that summarizes a roundtable on the burgeoning technology at the ACC Global GC Summit in London, Morrison & Foerster’s Dario de Martino discusses blockchain across industries. In the first article, Dario covers the basics of blockchain. In the second …›

December 13, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security

2020 CCPA Ballot Initiative Gets a Makeover

By: Joseph Roth Rosner and Robert N. Famigletti

Businesses have been finalizing their plans to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) by January 1, 2020, when the law becomes operative, but the ultimate trajectory of California’s post-2020 privacy regime remains in flux. As we detailed last month, the …›

December 12, 2019 - Asia, Intellectual Property

Crossing Borders

By: Janet Xiao and Can Cui

Partner Janet Xiao, who leads the firm’s China Life Sciences Group, co-authored an article with associate Can Cui for Intellectual Property Magazine, titled “Crossing Borders,” which explores technology transfer opportunities emerging from import rules in China. The authors note that Chinese companies are eager …›

December 9, 2019 - Blockchain

Understanding Blockchain - Blockchain and Securities Law - Part 2

By: Susan I. Gault-Brown

In this episode of “Understanding Blockchain,” Morrison & Foerster’s Susan Gault-Brown discusses cryptocurrencies and similarities to bitcoin and Ether. This ongoing series is dedicated to providing an overall understanding of blockchain technology and how companies can use it to share, store, and record valuable data …›

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