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October 07, 2022 - Litigation
Supreme Court to Address Section 230 for First Time
By: J. Alexander Lawrence, Aaron P. Rubin and Dillon Kraus
On October 3, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, No. 21-1333, to address the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The Court will consider whether Section 230(c)(1) immunizes website operators and other online service
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February 10, 2021 - Privacy + Data Security, Artificial Intelligence, Litigation
The Collision of AI’s Machine Learning and Manipulation: Deepfake Litigation Risks to Companies from a Product Liability, Privacy, and Cyber Standpoint
By: Erin M. Bosman
AI and machine-learning advances have made it possible to produce fake videos and photos that seem real, commonly known as “deepfakes.” Deepfake content is exploding in popularity. In this article, we explore deepfake technology and the legal risks it presents to companies while providing practical
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January 25, 2021 - Privacy + Data Security, Litigation
Privacy Litigation 2020 Year in Review
By: Tiffany Cheung and Purvi G. Patel
2020: the year that will be remembered for privacy litigation. Well, OK, maybe not. But there were many developments in privacy litigation. In this four-part series, Privacy Litigation 2020 Year in Review, we will cover the key litigation developments arising out of data breaches,
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February 18, 2020 - Regulatory, Litigation, Intellectual Property
New USPTO Rule Likely to Increase Spam
By: Muzamil Huq
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just issued new rules that directly affect trademark owners. Going forward, trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to a proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board will need to provide their email address in USPTO filings.
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December 18, 2019 - Litigation, Intellectual Property
Striking the Balance in Trade Secret and Corporate Espionage Disputes
By: Matthew A. Chivvis
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
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October 11, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security, Litigation
Here We Go Again: New CCPA Ballot Initiative, Fall 2020
By: Purvi G. Patel
Businesses have been tirelessly preparing for the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which becomes operative on January 1, 2020. But Californians for Consumer Privacy, the nonprofit behind the 2018 ballot initiative that was withdrawn with the passage of the CCPA, has been
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August 07, 2019 - Litigation, Intellectual Property
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.
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February 21, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security, Litigation
A Complete About-Face: Courts Disagree on Harm Requirement Under Biometric Privacy Law
By: Julie O'Neill
A recent decision indicates that failure to comply with the Illinois biometric privacy law may expose businesses to significant liability, even where there has been no actual harm to the plaintiffs. Can a user of a cloud-based photo-sharing and storage service sue the provider
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December 06, 2018 - Litigation, Cloud Services + SaaS
Don’t Snooze on Potential New Sales Tax Collection Obligations
By: Rebecca M. Balinskas
Until recently, retail sellers of goods and services were not required to collect sales tax unless they had a physical presence in a state. Sellers that operated primarily from one location and offered goods and services via the Internet or other technological means thus
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November 16, 2018 - Litigation, European Union
Updating Evidence Laws for the Digital Space: Overseas Production Orders
By: Annabel Gillham
In a bid to keep English law up to date with technological advances, the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill 2018 has passed the committee stage at the House of Lords. The proposed legislation is intended to allow enhanced judicial cooperation to tackle serious crime. However, it
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Topic Archives: Litigation

Supreme Court to Address Section 230 for First Time

By: J. Alexander Lawrence, Aaron P. Rubin and Dillon Kraus

The Collision of AI’s Machine Learning and Manipulation: Deepfake Litigation Risks to Companies from a Product Liability, Privacy, and Cyber Standpoint

By: Erin M. Bosman

Privacy Litigation 2020 Year in Review

By: Tiffany Cheung and Purvi G. Patel

New USPTO Rule Likely to Increase Spam

By: Muzamil Huq

Striking the Balance in Trade Secret and Corporate Espionage Disputes

By: Matthew A. Chivvis

Here We Go Again: New CCPA Ballot Initiative, Fall 2020

By: Purvi G. Patel

Preparing for the Increased Globalization of IP Litigation

A Complete About-Face: Courts Disagree on Harm Requirement Under Biometric Privacy Law

By: Julie O'Neill

Don’t Snooze on Potential New Sales Tax Collection Obligations

By: Rebecca M. Balinskas

Updating Evidence Laws for the Digital Space: Overseas Production Orders

By: Annabel Gillham