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September 10, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security

The Company Who Cried “General Audience”: Google and YouTube to Pay $170 Million for Alleged COPPA Violations

By: Cecillia X. Xie and Julie O'Neill

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission made clear that child-directed parts of an otherwise general audience service will subject the operator of the service to COPPA. Just six months after the FTC’s record-setting settlement against TikTok, the FTC announced a $170 million fine against …›

September 3, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence + Robotics, Intellectual Property, Regulatory

AI Patent Policy – Calling All Technology Practitioners

By: Anna Yuan, Amanda Elisabeth Casale, and Karen G Potter

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most disruptive technologies of our era. For many technology companies and startups, AI constitutes the core of their prized products, from autonomous vehicles to pick-and-place robots to voice assistants. With the rapid development of AI comes …›

August 12, 2019 - Asia, Telecommunications

New Rule Implementing NDAA Prohibition: U.S. Agencies Cannot Enter Contracts That Use Chinese Telecom Technology

By: John P. Carlin, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, W. Jay DeVecchio, Joseph A. Benkert, Panagiotis C. Bayz, Charles L. Capito III, and Amy S. Josselyn

The latest in a string of U.S. government (USG) actions restricting the use of Chinese technology in the U.S. supply chain is an interim rule issued by the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) implementing …›

August 7, 2019 - Intellectual Property, Litigation

Preparing for the Increased Globalization of IP Litigation

Morrison & Foerster surveyed intellectual property decision-makers from more than 50 companies with revenues greater than $750 million each. The study showed that, while intellectual-property litigation has decreased by 26% since 2015, the amount that companies spend on intellectual-property litigation is higher than ever. …›

August 7, 2019 - Blockchain, Fintech

Understanding Blockchain - What is Cryptography?

By: Susan I. Gault-Brown and Dario de Martino

In the third episode of “Understanding Blockchain,” Morrison & Foerster’s Susan Gault-Brown and Dario de Martino discuss one of blockchain’s foundational technologies – cryptography. This ongoing series is dedicated to providing an overall understanding of blockchain technology and how companies can use it to share, …›

August 1, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security

Back to School Early: FTC Seeks Comments to COPPA Rule Ahead of Schedule

By: Cecillia X. Xie and Julie O'Neill

Advancements in technology appear to have spurred the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a review of its rule promulgated pursuant to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (the “COPPA Rule” or “Rule”) four years ahead of schedule. Last week, the FTC published a Federal …›

July 31, 2019 - Intellectual Property, Software

DOD’s Other Transactions: Data Rights & Intellectual Property Simplified

By: W. Jay DeVecchio

The Department of Defense is actively pursuing “Other Transactions” (OTs) instead of procurement contracts. This allows DOD and its contractors to avoid many of the most burdensome aspects of the procurement regulations. But it also allows for even more confusion than usual about how …›

July 30, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security

New York State Enacts More Stringent Breach Notification Law

By: Miriam H. Wugmeister and Robert N. Famigletti

New York is the latest state to expand its breach notification law with the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act, signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on July 25, 2019. A number of the key changes that the law ushers—including …›

July 23, 2019 - European Union, Financings, Fintech, Tech Talks

Financial Services Technology Outsourcing: The UK Regulators Flex Their Muscles

By: Alistair Maughan and Sana Ashcroft

It’s all very well to issue regulatory guidance – but it’s what you do to enforce it that really counts. The UK financial services regulatory agencies have imposed fines exceeding $2 million on a UK bank that did not implement enough oversight on an …›

July 15, 2019 - Blockchain, Fintech, Regulatory

First Token Offering Qualified by the SEC Under Regulation A

By: Dario de Martino, John T. Owen, Alfredo B. D. Silva, Susan I. Gault-Brown, and Dylan Kelsey Naughton

On July 10, 2019, Blockstack Token LLC (“Blockstack”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blockstack PBC, a Delaware public benefit corporation, became the first company to have an offering of digital assets qualified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under Regulation A. Blockstack is a …›

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