IPilogue

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

On October 27, 2021, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) released observations following a series of international engagements between data protection and privacy authorities around the world and four of the biggest video teleconferencing (VTC) companies: Microsoft, Cisco, Zoom, and Google (the Organizations).

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In August, Apple made headlines by introducing new privacy features in their upcoming software updates. Over the years, Apple has cultivated a strong reputation as a protector of consumer privacy. One of their core values and popular marketing point s is that “privacy is a fundamental human right.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

[Sorry it’s take me this long to get this blog post off my desk. We’ve seen a flood of terrible Internet laws in the past few years, including the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC). Regulated expressive conduct The AADC frames itself a “privacy” law, but that’s always been a gross lie.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC / AB2273, just signed by Gov. For example: “If a conflict arises between commercial interests and the best interests of children, companies should prioritize the privacy, safety, and well-being of children over commercial interests.” Newsom ) is an example of such a bill.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

Plaintiffs have not met their burden to allege facts demonstrating an injury-in-fact sufficient to confer standing for their privacy-based claims. Plaintiffs’ claims for breach of the GitHub Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, violation of the CCPA, and negligence are dismissed with leave to amend. But not so, says the court.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Some examples include specially designed hardware to improve training efficiency by working with GPU/TPU/NPU/xPU (e.g., 4) Robustness, safety, reliability, and data privacy of AI models. Some examples include specially designed hardware to improve training efficiency by working with GPU/TPU/NPU/xPU (e.g.,

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) will launch the ISO 31700 standard on Privacy from the owner for consumer data protection on February 8, 2023. Among others, this standard would have tools for the documentation of controls, the assessment of privacy risks and the exercise of the rights of consumers, as owners.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

This slightly opens the door for other platforms to claim that their ToS protect different interests, such as users’ privacy. Contracts designed solely to control the flow of information are distinguished from those protecting other values, such as privacy. Standard form agreements can be separated from negotiated contracts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Can the existing UK Age-Appropriate Design Code tell us anything about what AB 2273 might look like in practice? That creates a different, but not less problematic, vector for privacy and security violations. I did a media interview regarding AB 2273 that I thought was worth sharing here. Two key differences. I doubt it.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

La entrada Infographic | What is privacy by design? se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Marketa Trimble [Eric’s introductory note: I briefly addressed the DSA in this blog post , along with the attached meme. The designations depend on the number of average monthly active recipients of the intermediary service in the EU; the threshold is set at 45 million, which is currently 10% of the population of the EU.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2022

It’s “burn-down-the-Internet” week on the blog, during which I am recapping three bad California bills that the California legislature is poised to enact. Monday, I covered AB 2273, the Age-Appropriate Design Code. For background on the bill and its voluminous problems, see this lengthy blog post.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 19, 2021

Kluwer Trademark Blog reported here on this ruling. New Balance claims that Michael Kors’ use of a letter ‘N’ on footwear is confusingly similar to New Balance’s trade mark and trade-dress protected design of its sneakers. Other Class 46 blog shared information on a new initiative by the Chinese government.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

One especially problematic bill is AB 2273, the California Age Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC). AB 2273 claims to protect kids’ privacy, but instead it counterproductively puts children’s sensitive data at greater privacy and security risks. The AADC requires businesses to adopt protective practices for children.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

Privacy-enhancing technologies are tools and techniques designed to protect users’ personal data and privacy by enabling the analysis and sharing of insights within data, without sharing the data itself. What are PETs? They minimize the use of data as they maximize its control. Why are they useful? They can take many forms.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This blog digs up into how digital innovation can aid biodiversity conservation and how this, in turn, breathes forwards inspiration to come up with innovative advancements in technologies. These tools help policymakers design evidence-based conservation strategies and allocate resources effectively. The answer is: an emphatic yes.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The post Hello, You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About Web Scraping Laws (Guest Blog Post, Part 2 of 2) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Which is why so much of the tech press’s coverage of this issue is bonkers.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 21, 2023

The Colombian Congress has enacted Law 2300 of 2023, aimed at safeguarding the privacy of financial consumers. Under the law, financial institutions and collection agencies are only permitted to contact financial consumers through authorized channels specifically designated for debt collection. Original source in Spanish.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

“In the context of web-based contracts, clarity and conspicuousness are a function of the design and content of the relevant interface.” First, he fails to cite evidence or relevant authority that would allow the Court to find that Defendant’s form was intentionally designed to distract or mislead a reasonable consumer.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Doe’s negligent design claim similarly aims to hold Snap liable for communications exchanged between Doe and Guess-Mazock. I know there are many people who support that outcome; indeed, that’s the inevitable effect of California’s proposed Age-Appropriate Design Code. This claim is also barred by Section 230.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 11, 2022

On June 16, 2022, the Canadian government tabled Bill C-27 “ An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.” A detailed comparison between the two bills can be found here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the most-read posts from each of our IP law blogs. Top 3 Kluwer Trademark Blog posts 1) Brothers in arms. Here are the most popular posts over the past few months.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 28, 2024

Yet, given the vast amount of data required to train AI models, these technologies also raise concerns about the privacy and security of data. In this guide, we hope to explain why data privacy is essential, the current state of legal regulations on AI, and how your company can best mitigate AI risks. How can you govern your data?

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

On September 18, 2023, NetChoice, LLC — a national trade association with members from the tech and social media industry — obtained a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Northern District of California preventing the State of California from enforcing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“AADC” or the “Act”).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 20, 2021

” The court explains: Airbnb’s screen used a simple design. Directly below the three buttons, it stated: “By signing up, I agree to Airbnb’s Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Guest Refund Policy, and Host Guarantee Terms.” Still, looking at this design, I think Airbnb could easily make some minor tweaks to improve it.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

Cooper alleged that Gladwell copied one of their rug designs, and Gladwell responded with a motion to dismiss based on the fact that the rug was designed by one Omer Copur, a co-founder of Kev & Cooper LLC. Neither side admitted any liability in the matter. Watts et al v. In 2019 SW received permission to create a logo for St.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A design is that aspect of a product that constitutes its ornamental or visual features. An Industrial Design (ID) may be deemed as a process of designing a product that focuses on the functionality and manufacturability of the product apart from just the appearance of it. HOW IS AI RESTRUCTURING THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MARKET?

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IPilogue

AUGUST 31, 2021

Privacy Policy. Pass strong legislation to protect privacy more effectively. Work to strengthen privacy protections for Canadians by updating privacy legislation to include a digital bill of privacy rights and boost the powers of the Privacy Commissioner to make and enforce orders, as well as levy fines and penalties.

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Olartemoure Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Consequently, it is important that organizations avoid the use of dark patterns and focus on designing interfaces that promote transparency and user control over their consumption decisions where their personal data is involved. Original source in Spanish.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The plaintiffs claim it was a spoof app designed to steal cryptocurrency worth $5k in Diep’s case and $500k in Nagao’s case (ouch). “plaintiffs’ computer fraud and privacy claims are based on Apple’s reproduction of an app, Toast Plus, intended for public consumption, via the App Store. ” Oops.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

” The prospective disclosures required by Florida and Texas are exactly that–designed to satisfy curiosity or advance the “public interest.” Mandatory disclosure laws can also raise concerns about compelled speech and user privacy. ” Washington Post v. McManus (4th Cir. See my RightsCon talk on this topic.

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

Last week saw some pretty interesting discussions on the blog. ’ Devangini Rai writes on the order and its implication, critically assessing the nature of publicity rights vis a vis right to privacy. .’ This post is originally published on Bill of Health, the blog of Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School.

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Download Provisional refusal guide Topics of interest Antitrust Competition Law Compliance Copyright and Entertainment Law Corporate Law Data privacy Innovation Legal Design Litigation Patents Regulatory affairs Trademarks Data privacy policy Do you accept our data privacy policy?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

Comments to the CPPA’s Proposed Regulations Pursuant to the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Aug. Comments on the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Rulemaking , May 2022. How Fair Use Helps Bloggers Publish Their Research , Association of Research Libraries blog, Feb. Blog Posts. . __ (forthcoming 2022).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Trade dress protection, meanwhile, is available for product packaging, product design, and restaurant and store dcor, and even in those categories owners need to establish the trade dress is nonfunctional and serves as a consistent source indicator. Sheil (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 19, 2021

TransUnion’s watch list was designed to help businesses avoid transacting with people who were on the restricted list run by Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC). This is a defense lawyer bonanza in terms of briefing opportunities in privacy and other cases. The court relied primarily on Clapper , not Spokeo.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Data Privacy & Security Issues Your SaaS Company Needs to Think About Every employee and department in your SaaS company interacts with different personal data and vendors with which you share personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new set of rules designed to protect the privacy of European citizens.

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