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November 18, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence, Software
Recent Digital Health-Related FDA Announcements
By: Jean Nguyen Ph.D.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is showing its dedication to the advancement of digital health technology with two recent announcements: a new Digital Health Center of Excellence and an update on its Software Precertification Program. Manufacturers developing mobile medical devices, software as
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May 13, 2020 - Software, Cloud Services + SaaS
Service-Level Agreement Basics
By: Stephanie Lynn Sharron
Given the broad use and relative importance of service-level agreements (SLAs) in a variety of contexts, in this blog post, we provide an overview of the basics of SLAs and what they should address. An SLA is an important part of any contract with
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July 31, 2019 - Intellectual Property, Software
DOD’s Other Transactions: Data Rights & Intellectual Property Simplified
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
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May 23, 2019 - Regulatory, Hardware, Software, Telecommunications
Commerce Issues Narrow License for Certain Transactions with Huawei
By: John E. Smith, Joseph A. Benkert and Charles L. Capito
The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a 90-day temporary general license exempting a set of transactions from the Entity List designation of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Huawei”) and its affiliates worldwide, which was effective May 16, 2019. The
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May 17, 2019 - Hardware, Asia, Software, Telecommunications
Chinese Telecom Companies Under Fire: Commerce Moves to Cut Off Huawei From U.S. Technology, With More Restrictions Coming
By: Joseph A. Benkert and Charles L. Capito
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has added Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) and its affiliates to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) “Entity List,” a move that effectively cuts off Huawei from directly or indirectly acquiring U.S.-origin hardware, software, and technology. These
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January 08, 2019 - Intellectual Property, Software
A New Year's Gift for Patent Applicants?
By: Jonathan Bockman, Christopher Gloria and Karen G Potter Ph.D.
The USPTO rang in the new year by releasing new Examiner Guidance that could potentially benefit patent applicants who have previously encountered difficulty acquiring patents under the Office’s procedures for determining patent subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Supreme Court decisions regarding
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April 27, 2018 - Announcements, Software
German Federal Court: Unfair Competition Law No Basis to Ban Ad Blocking and Whitelisting
By: Christoph Wagner and Theresa Oehm
In a landmark decision, on April 19, 2018, the German Federal Court of Justice decided that the ad blocking application and browser-extension Adblock Plus does not violate the German Unfair Competition Act ( Gesetz gegen den Unlauteren Wettbewerb – UWG ). Offering software that
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November 17, 2017 - Privacy + Data Security, Software
The Cost of Ransomware Attacks
A form of economic extortion, ransomware attacks rose by 250% last year, and the United States was harder hit than any other country. Learn just how much this plague on the cybersecurity landscape is costing companies. Take a look at our ransomware infographic.
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Topic Archives: Software

Recent Digital Health-Related FDA Announcements

By: Jean Nguyen Ph.D.

Service-Level Agreement Basics

By: Stephanie Lynn Sharron

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

Commerce Issues Narrow License for Certain Transactions with Huawei

By: John E. Smith, Joseph A. Benkert and Charles L. Capito

Chinese Telecom Companies Under Fire: Commerce Moves to Cut Off Huawei From U.S. Technology, With More Restrictions Coming

By: Joseph A. Benkert and Charles L. Capito

A New Year's Gift for Patent Applicants?

By: Jonathan Bockman, Christopher Gloria and Karen G Potter Ph.D.

German Federal Court: Unfair Competition Law No Basis to Ban Ad Blocking and Whitelisting

By: Christoph Wagner and Theresa Oehm

The Cost of Ransomware Attacks