IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With the growth of abovementioned platforms, driven by digitalization, concerns for data privacy and security and, potential misuse of the data has steeped in the minds of people who share personal information to access such platforms. Image Sources: Shutterstock] This situation gave rise to a conundrum surrounding the issue of data privacy.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

All claim to be the best, but some are more privacy-conscious than others. When it comes to privacy and anonymity, an outsider can’t offer any guarantees. Many of these questions relate to privacy and security, and the various companies answer them here in their own words. The VPN review business is flourishing as well.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2025

Invariably that means more advertising alongside diminishing privacy, at least for those lucky enough to still have any left. Yet life could still be a lot worse, oddly enough by restrictions on advertising designed to hurt certain platforms while ensuring people are unable to profit from them.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

The delegation of additional work onto the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) contradicts the voters’ clear instructions. Furthermore, voters directed the CPPA to focus on privacy matters, but the bill would task the CPPA with non-privacy matters. The CPPA cannot meet the voter-directed schedule.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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. [Sorry it’s take me this long to get this blog post off my desk.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Quad9 says its system is designed to treat every user in every country the same way. For privacy reasons, Quad9 also has no precise information about the location of its users. This is in line with European and Swiss privacy laws. Therefore, to remain in compliance, the blocking measures must be global.

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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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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

Earlier this week, independent fashion designer Bailey Prado took to Instagram to call attention to a different fashion label that, according to her, copied her “whole life.” But, as popular as the app is, it has also been highly divisive with many fashion designers accusing it of selling inferior rip-offs of their work.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We learnt that at the core of the EPO’s AI integration are several specialised tools designed to streamline the search process. A similar model is being designed for chemical formulae. In legal research, the EPO is working on an interactive platform, similar to ChatGPT, but specialized for legal documents.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office hosts its 15th annual Design Day taking a deeper look at the benefits of design patent protection and case law and legislative developments in that sector.

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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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Michael Geist

APRIL 19, 2023

Bill C-27 is really three bills in one: major privacy reform, the creation of a new privacy tribunal, and AI regulation. The privacy reform bill alone requires extensive hearings that will likely take months. If you are an expert in AI and privacy, do you use your five minutes to suggest fixes to Canada’s privacy reform bill?

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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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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

Find the Host’s Designated Agent: Hosts designate an agent to receive copyright notices on their behalf. With that in mind, South Africa’s approach changes one simple, but crucial, thing: All hosts have the same designated agent. This person can usually be found on the host’s website and/or in a central repository.

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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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Michael Geist

MAY 16, 2024

For those new to the bill, the government has called it “fundamentally flawed” since it contemplates measures that raise privacy concerns through mandated age verification technologies, website blocking, and extends far beyond pornography sites to include search and social media.

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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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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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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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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This is surely not a coincidence since the government’s digital policies have long been designed to curry favour in Quebec, even at risk of angering voters in the rest of Canada. The platform also promises to re-introduce Bill C-11, the privacy reform bill that went nowhere after being tabled last November.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

These tools help policymakers design evidence-based conservation strategies and allocate resources effectively. The field of biomimicry, which involves emulating nature’s designs and processes, has led to groundbreaking innovations. Here are a few examples: 1. Key issues include: 1.

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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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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

alongside a Playbook suggesting ways to use the AI RMF to “incorporate trustworthiness considerations in the design, development, deployment, and use of AI systems”. Explainable and interpretable : representing the underlying AI systems’ operation and the meaning of its output in the context of its designed functional purposes.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In part one of the post he addresses concerns about economic gains and privacy. Michael Madow, Akshat Agrawal in this three part post lists out where the justifications for these rights fall flat. Part II: The Right to Publicity: 31 Years Since Madow’s Scathing Verdict, Yet……. The Show Must Go On?

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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

AUGUST 10, 2022

Monday, I covered AB 2273, the Age-Appropriate Design Code. Age and identity authentication have numerous downsides and tradeoffs, including creating privacy and security risks for minors. The affirmative defense (which partially negates liability if a government-designated censor approves the service offering) is miscalibrated.

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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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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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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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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. 1] [link]

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2022

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Among other things, the VPN company argued that the movie companies never sent any of their alleged copyright infringement and takedown notices to TorGuard’s designated DMCA agent. Settlement & U.S.

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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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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2024

DPIA Report Requirement: The State argued that these extensive and time-consuming reports will require businesses to assess “how their products use children’s data and whether their data management practices or product designs pose risks to children.” The reason? The court found it likely violates the First Amendment.

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IP.com

APRIL 2, 2025

Versatility : DeepSeek is designed to process multiple data formats, including text, images, code, and structured data. By integrating AI responsibly, IP.com empowers businesses to accelerate innovation while maintaining data privacy and ensuring accountable decision-making.

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Synthetic data as a workaround for privacy issues. As a potential means for government to provide easy access to data, Dr. Gaon proposed using synthetic data to facilitate access to data and solve privacy problems, citing a government-led project in Israel. From the audience, Prof. David Vaver put forth concerns about IP ownership.

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