LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Data privacy concerns have undoubtedly spiked during the pandemic due to new categories of identifiable personal data being collected from employees. Accordingly, employers essentially became the primary custodians of employee personal information and adjusted their work policies and practices to protect various forms of identifiable data.

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The IPKat

APRIL 10, 2024

As readers may be aware, The IPKat also covers privacy and confidentiality issues and so, is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Bibitayo Emmanuel Ojo (DataPro Limited) on the struggles between data privacy rights of citizens and government's duties around national security.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 27, 2021

Privacy has been a reoccurring issue debated across the world as virtual communication is no longer seen as an option but essential to working remotely during a pandemic. Dangers of Unprotected Information. Not only does this violate our privacy rights, but it also creates a bigger ethical dilemma within the economic market.

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Patently-O

JUNE 6, 2024

Neuropublic provided the firm with a detailed, confidential 21-page “Proposed Invention Disclosure” describing this technology. Ladas & Parry then allegedly sent this entire confidential disclosure to a third-party firm in India called PatentManiac, without informing Neuropublic’s or obtaining consent.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, at a time when personal privacy is cherished more than ever, privacy is a crucial consideration when starting a business entity. While establishing a business requires some public disclosure, several strategies can be used to preserve privacy and maintain anonymity. Tax Code §171.001.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 28, 2023

Second, the difficulty lies in locating an appropriate balance between the interests to confidentiality of data principals and permissible exceptions, particularly in terms of how the government processes personal data. This is true even while the laws are actively defending the rights of the data owner.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 27, 2023

Pacific REGISTER HERE Confidentiality obligations and restrictive covenants are crucial tools employed by organizations to protect sensitive information, trade secrets, and competitive advantages. Eastern 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mountain 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The complaint, filed on January 20, 2023, alleges that State Farm illegally submitted personal and confidential information about Plaintiffs’ insurance claims, including medical treatment information, to Verisk / ISO for inclusion in an immense database it maintains. Privacy is the control over knowledge about oneself.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Why did Jonae post ZD’s confidential diagnosis on Facebook? There were two obvious breakdowns that led to this bizarre and highly unfortunate set of events: (1) the hospital sending confidential medical information to a non-patient, and (2) the letter recipient publicizing the confidential medical information.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The defendant objected to this request, as handing over a hard drive copy would also reveal privacy-sensitive information such as family photos and content protected by attorney-client privilege. Judge Agrees With Privacy Concerns. After hearing both sides, U.S. Not Proportional.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

data privacy : what businesses NEED TO know. Keeping pace with the state of data privacy and data privacy regulations is becoming a pressing responsibility for businesses in the digital age. Data privacy legislation is on the rise, with jurisdictions adopting stricter protective measures on a national and global front.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 15, 2024

The music and movie companies requested this information in part to back up their claims that the ISP’s customers directly infringed their works. However, the shared information wasn’t sufficient. However, that would require the ISP has to share the personal information of its subscribers.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2022

In general, both state and federal laws apply to health information or protected health information that is in the possession of hospitals, health systems, and medical providers. These files contained social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, account information, medical information and biometric data.”

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LexBlog IP

MAY 9, 2022

Affirmative proof likely requires disclosing sensitive business information, research and development, or corporate strategy. For many trade-secret litigants and their counsel, the solution lies in simply drafting and agreeing to a protective order governing the treatment of any ‘confidential’ material.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Recently, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard the bill for informational purposes. In an attempt to address this concern, Minnesota offers some protection by maintaining the confidentiality of information subject to attorney-client privilege. Default Privacy Settings. Enforcement is limited to the MN AG.

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The TTABlog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As to the GDPR, the Board found that the SPO adequately protected any personal information that Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) sought to redact from its discovery responses. In any case, CME did not provide any evidence regarding the first element of the test: the need for its in-house counsel to have the information.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 9, 2023

I worked within the legal team, under the supervision of Denise Lacombe, Head of Legal and collaborated with Lynne Sweeney, Legal Counsel and Cristina Aguirre, Privacy Officer as well. I also drafted an Access to Information request response letter. I know the skills and support I gained will be everlasting in my legal career.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

They accuse the hospital of disclosing their private medical information to third parties like Facebook and Google. They stress the importance of maintaining medical information confidentiality to uphold public trust in the healthcare system. This alleged action is seen as a breach of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Because of the rapid adoption of AI and especially OpenAI ‘s chatGPT tools , companies are finding themselves on the wrong end of inadvertently disclosing proprietary information. Employees are so enamored by chatGPT that they engage with the free version or even chatGPT Plus without enabling data privacy options.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 18, 2023

In all the cases, parties claimed infringement of their right to be forgotten under the right to privacy by the uploading of court orders/judgments on the IndianKanoon website, a free Indian law search engine that provides access to central laws, cases, constituent assembly debates, law commission reports. Privacy and Anonymity.

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Michael Geist

JULY 19, 2021

Several years ago, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada filed a reference with the federal court in a case that was billed as settling the “right to be forgotten” privacy issue. His client – whose identity remains confidential under order of the court – filed the complaint that ultimately led to federal court decision.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

NIST describes a trustworthy AI to have a set of characteristics: valid and reliable, safe, secure, and resilient, accountable and transparent, explainable and interpretable, privacy-enhanced, and fair – with harmful bias managed. Valid and reliable : Produces accurate and consistent results.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

” Safeguarding privacy including through evaluating commercial data use and advancing privacy-enhancing technologies. “[T]he Federal Government will ensure that the collection, use, and retention of data is lawful, is secure, and mitigates privacy and confidentiality risks.”

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 17, 2023

In a bank, the customer onboarding process entails collecting personally identifiable information, which can range from non-financial information like names, addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers to financial information like savings, loan accounts, and debit/credit card numbers.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 19, 2023

The above, considering that this service could create risks to the privacy of its users. Likewise, this authority recommended users to make responsible use of the service, so that they review the information processing policy and consider the need to provide personal information.

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IPilogue

MAY 10, 2022

However, the rise of companies like Proctorio were coupled with criticisms of fully-AI invigilation systems: student and educator concerns with privacy , heightened test anxiety , and racist and ableist algorithms quickly came to the forefront. Educator Ian Linkletter decided to stand up for the student.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 25, 2021

It held that uploading (including automatic uploading) of pieces of a file containing a protected work on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks infringes the making available right under article 3(1) and (2) of the InfoSoc Directive when a user actively chooses to use sharing software after having been duly informed of its characteristics.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Because of the rapid adoption of AI and especially OpenAI ‘s chatGPT tools , companies are finding themselves on the wrong end of inadvertently disclosing proprietary information. Employees are so enamored by chatGPT that they engage with the free version or even chatGPT Plus without enabling data privacy options.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In our latest Privacy and Security Roundup , we cover the Senate-passed bill that includes nearly $2 billion in national cybersecurity funding, recent sanctions by the SEC on investment advisors and broker-dealers, a new initiative that aims to improve defense planning and information sharing between the public and private sectors, and more.

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 18, 2023

Users are warned against sharing sensitive information, as specific prompts cannot be deleted. In our AI-driven world, we might rephrase it as: If we share our secrets with an AI language model like ChatGPT, but the information remains unused, does it count as trade secret disclosure or public disclosure of an invention? enablement).

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Intepat

JULY 4, 2024

Additionally, it also provides for measures that remedy those risks and deals with the issue of confidentiality and national security. Artificial intelligence facilitates the integration of data and provides statistical predictions based on input variables, whereas humans encounter difficulties in integrating information.

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IP Intelligence

JULY 19, 2024

The USPTO begins with a review of the duties of candor and good faith, confidentiality, and export regulations. If an AI-drafted claim or alternative embodiment added to a claim lacks human inventorship, such information may be material to patentability and potentially subject to a duty to disclose information to the USPTO.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This plan was eventually disrupted by the Chief Executive Officer of Park Lawn, who was allegedly feeding the trade secret information to PlotBox, which also tried to hire on Park Lawn’s Chief Technology Officer. As the Court put it: “True, PlotBox might never have read the CEO’s confidentiality agreement.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2022

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Confidential Settlement. Last week, they informed the Virginia federal court that an agreement had been reached. The full details of the settlement agreement are confidential.

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IP Intelligence

MARCH 21, 2023

The rules for using AI technology under an enterprise license are likely more permissive than those for consumer-facing AI tools, as the former will likely have broader confidentiality and indemnity protections than the latter. First, the default rule should be that no confidential or personal information is included in any prompts.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Revisit the Workshop’s plan to limit disclosure of confidential information if a human finds their way in. Review the applicable law of the North Pole to ensure Confidentiality Agreements are enforceable and do not violate an elf’s right to work at a competitor.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

Users are warned against sharing sensitive information, as specific prompts cannot be deleted. In our AI-driven world, we might rephrase it as: If we share our secrets with an AI language model like ChatGPT, but the information remains unused, does it count as trade secret disclosure or public disclosure of an invention? enablement).

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