In This Issue:
- Federal Circuit Affirms PTO in First Appeal of an Inter Partes Review Decision
- EU Copyright: No Resale of Digital Content Except for Software?
- Qualcomm Agrees to $975 Million Fine and...more
4/13/2015
/ Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Standard ,
China ,
Copyright ,
EU ,
Fraud ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patents ,
Qualcomm ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Trademarks
In This Issue:
- Protection of Security Relevant Information vs. Enhancement of Global Competition – Germany's "No Spy Decree" for Public Tenders under Continuous Scrutiny
- RWIND Tenderer Test: Objective or...more
In This Issue:
- Good Rep: Social Media Assets in M&A Transactions
- Narrow Vision: Did Anti-Glass Hysteria Contribute to the Demise of Google Glass?
- Forced to Cyber-Spy: Court Rules Parents Can Be Held...more
2/6/2015
/ Business Assets ,
Cloud Computing ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Google Glass ,
Intangible Property ,
Minors ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks
In This Issue:
- Transactions Involving Digital Media in Europe: Know the Source
- New Framework on Market Abuse in the European Union
- Current Developments
..“Made in Germany” Attracts Foreign...more
The cloud computing market is evolving rapidly. New as a service (aaS) platforms are appearing and the dichotomy between public and private cloud domains has been fractured into many different shades of hybrid cloud...more
The European Union is in the process of updating its regulatory regime for payment services to reflect the developing nature of the payment services market. The European Commission's proposed revised Payment Services...more
Knowledge and intellectual property rights are both important elements of any outsourcing transaction but each is addressed in different ways. Many organizations involved in outsourcing over-value (and over-protect) IPR and...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Trends in FCPA Enforcement – First Half of 2014
- Ukraine/Russia–Related Sanctions
- New Executive Order Places Additional Reporting Obligations on Government Contractors and...more
10/14/2014
/ China ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Suspensions & Debarments ,
Ukraine ,
World Bank
In November 2012, the European Commission published a Communication on Cloud Computing intended to ‘unleash the potential of cloud computing in Europe.’ Twenty months later, the Commission has begun to deliver on its key...more
In This Issue:
- Are Offers Of Free Credit Monitoring About To Become Mandatory In Data Breach Incidents?
- Mandatory “Made-In” Labeling in the EU
- A New Dawn for California Class Actions
- Recent...more
8/27/2014
/ Class Action ,
Credit Monitoring ,
Credit Reports ,
Data Breach ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
Identity Theft ,
Labeling ,
Lanham Act ,
Misclassification ,
POM Wonderful v Coca Cola ,
Retailers ,
Statistical Sampling ,
US Bank ,
Wage and Hour
The UK financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, has published a new list of considerations for regulated financial services firms planning to use third-party technology to support their operations. The...more
In November 2012, we wrote an Alert about the European Commission’s Communication on Cloud Computing intended, it said, to “… unleash the potential of cloud computing in Europe”. Sceptics were doubtful that the cloud...more
In November 2012, we wrote an Alert about the European Commission’s Communication on Cloud Computing intended, it said, to “... unleash the potential of cloud computing in Europe”. Sceptics were doubtful that the cloud...more
In This Issue:
- The New Front in U.S. Sanctions: Ukraine and Russia
- Electronic Invoicing in EU Public Contracts
- German and EU Rules on Joint Bids
- Q+A Corner with Melissa Milstead, Associate General...more
As with any business relationship, the end of an outsourcing can be a difficult time. Happy, trouble-free exits are rare. Emotions often run high, there may be pending legal claims in relation to the termination circumstances...more
Refrigerators that tell you you’re out of milk, cars that warn of an imminent collision, implants that know if you’ve taken your medicine—by tying almost anything into a wireless network, the “Internet of Things” promises to...more
In This Issue:
- Jerked Around? Did the FTC’s “Jerk.com” Complaint Just Turn API Terms Into Federal Law?
- Which Way Is Aereo Pointing? The Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Public Performance Copyright Case
- The...more
5/22/2014
/ Aereo ,
APIs ,
Copyright ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet ,
Internet of Things ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Internet Streaming ,
Investment Adviser ,
Jerk ,
Public Performance Rights ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
VPPA
Businesses’ technology estates consume ever-greater amounts of energy and, at the same time, the cost of that energy continues to escalate. Green IT initiatives seem to have little effect despite the fact that, on paper, the...more
Cisco estimates that 25 billion devices will be connected in the Internet of Things (IoT) by 2015, and 50 billion by 2020. Analyst firm IDC makes an even bolder prediction: 212 billion connected devices by 2020. This massive...more
On March 27, 2014, the highest court in the European Union—the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU)—decided that copyright owners have the right to seek injunctions against Internet service providers (ISPs)...more
Cisco estimates that some 25 billion devices will be connected in the Internet of Things (IoT) by 2015, and 50 billion by 2020. Analyst firm IDC makes an even bolder prediction: 212 billion connected devices by 2020. This...more
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of everyday physical objects which surround us and that are increasingly being embedded with technology to enable those objects to collect and transmit data about their use and...more
The European Union is in the process of updating its regulatory regime for payment services to reflect the developing nature of the payment services market. The European Commission’s proposed revised Payment Services...more
On 11 February 2014, the EU took the final step in its latest overhaul of its public procurement regime. As well as a new directive dealing for the first time with the award of concession contracts, the EU has issued new...more
New Higher Procurement Threshold Values to Apply Across Europe from 1 January 2014 -
From 1 January 2014, the threshold values that trigger the need for a regulated public procurement exercise across Europe have been...more