Dating sites continue to be the source of compromise of sensitive personal information. Another example of this was discovered recently by security researchers at WizCase, who found that information on millions of users of up to 11 different dating service
Intellectual Property
Bookings.com: Supreme Court Rejects Bright-Line Rule on Generic Terms
In United States Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.,[1] SCOTUS held that a mark styled as “generic.com” is eligible for federal trademark registration if the applicant shows “generic.com” is not a generic name to consumers. Although the Court did not…
Will Intellectual Property Destroy The Planet?
Intellectual property as a concept — the notion that ideas can be protected by their creators for the purpose of exclusive profit — is one that is central to the construction of capitalism as we know it both here in…
Admonition To Members Of The Healthcare Industry: Don’t Give Trade Secret Protection The Short Shrift!
While traditionally healthcare businesses have tended to look to patent protection, it would behoove them to also think about trade secret protection to protect their valuable inventions. Given the financial strains on businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic, some businesses may…
A Tug of War Over Record Books: How a Coffee Shop Scandal Could End a Decade-Long Deadlock Between the SEC and Chinese Regulators
By: Haodi Dong
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In 2002, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”), setting a series of new regulations and penalties for all U.S. public companies. SOX aimed to protect investors from fraudulent financial activities by requiring companies to certify…
RECENT UPDATES IN PERSONAL DATA REGULATION IN RUSSIA
THE SUPREME COURT CONFIRMED THAT RUSSIAN USERS MAY FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST AN AMERICAN SOCIAL NETWORK TO A RUSSIAN COURT
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation reviewed a case initiated by a number of Internet users against the American…
A Generic Word Combined With “.Com” Can Create A Protectable Trademark
In United States Patent And Trademark Office, Et Al., v. Booking.Com B. V. (No. 19-46, Jun. 30, 2020), the Supreme Court held that the combination of a generic term with “.com”—referred to as a “generic.com term”–could be a protectable trademark.…
PTAB Fast-Track…Not So Fast
New Pilot Will Not Accelerate Post-Grant Matters
Last week the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced plans for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to begin accepting petitions for expedited resolution of ex parte appeals. The program, entitled…
Federal Common Law Governs Availability of Statutory Restitution in Diversity Suit
The Ninth Circuit held that, irrespective of a state’s own standards for equitable relief, a federal court exercising diversity jurisdiction is bound by federal common law requirements for granting the equitable remedy of restitution, including the mandate that such relief…
ALJ Recommends Exclusion in Botox Trade Secret Case
We previously reported on an International Trade Commission hearing in a trade secret dispute brought by Allergan and Medytox against Daewoong and Evolus. In the underlying investigation, Allergan and Medytox seek to block importation of Jeuveau® (prabotulinumtoxinA-xvfs), Evolus’s…