Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Some of these issues are specific to doing business with the government and others are broader issues that all companies face when using AI, and generative AI (GAI) in particular. As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. If you have not done so yet, now is a good time to get started.

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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

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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC / AB2273, just signed by Gov. The idea is that society benefits from more, and better, innovation if innovators don’t need the government’s approval. What are the long-term privacy and security implications of routinized and widespread face scanning?

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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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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.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 25, 2022

The newest state data privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, was signed into law by Utah Governor Spencer J. This makes Utah the fifth state to pass its own privacy law instead of waiting for the federal government to enact a nationwide federal law. Cox on March 24, 2022.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 8, 2024

How the AADC Came to Be With a growing number of children using the Internet, and the rising number of hours children spend online, federal and state governments try to protect these children from the harms of Internet use, by limiting the collection and use of their data as well as by limiting the content to which the minors are exposed.

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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? First, many UK regulations expect businesses and government agencies to cooperate to develop and implement the rules. That creates a different, but not less problematic, vector for privacy and security violations.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

The world of competitive video gaming implicates a complicated patchwork of privacy laws, and esports companies need to keep in mind some key issues when assessing privacy and cybersecurity obligations. Below are some of the key questions to think through to assess issues related to data use (privacy) and cybersecurity in esports.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 24, 2023

State privacy laws are changing rapidly in the U.S. We anticipate that more state legislatures will continue to enact privacy laws to protect consumers due to the absence of a federal privacy law. The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act will go into effect on July 1, 2024. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2025.

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SpicyIP

JULY 27, 2021

We’re pleased to inform you that the Centre for Communication Governance at the National Law University Delhi is inviting applications for various research positions. About the Centre for Communication Governance. For further details, please see the announcement below. Call for Applications: Research Positions at CCG.

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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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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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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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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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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2022

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act (CPDPA) into law on May 10, 2022, making Connecticut the most recent state to pass its own privacy law in the absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation.

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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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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Not only are public and private companies increasingly targeted for cyber-attacks, but local and state governments across the country are as well. Among other uses, the bill would allocate funds to improve the cybersecurity of state and local governments — entities that malicious actors have targeted with increased frequency.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But given a bill that envisions government-backed censorship, mandates age verification to use search engines or social media sites, and creates a framework for court-ordered website blocking, there is a need to pay attention. The bill, which is the brainchild of Senator Julie Miville-Duchêne , is not a government bill.

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The IPKat

APRIL 15, 2024

Trade Marks and Image Rights Marcel Pemsel analysed the recent decision that confirmed that Rihanna’s pictures constituted disclosure for the purposes of validity of Puma's Registered Community Design for shoes.

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IP.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Ensuring that generative AI models are deployed within closed, secure systems and implementing best practices for privacy, data governance, and cybersecurity will go a long way in mitigating these risks. In this setting, ideas are safeguarded, allowing innovators to pursue inventive solutions with peace of mind. IQ Ideas+ 3.0,

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Gaon argued that government involvement is key for creating necessary infrastructure for facilitating data access, specifically in gathering the relevant solution-implementing groups. Synthetic data as a workaround for privacy issues. From the audience, Prof. David Vaver put forth concerns about IP ownership.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In this latest edition of our Privacy and Security Roundup, we share the details of the final rule’s two key measures including export restrictions and a new License Exception, provide an update on cyber incident reporting legislation, discuss modifications to the GLBA Safeguards Rule and much more. Entity List (barring exports of U.S.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

Some of these issues are specific to doing business with the government and others are broader issues that all companies face when using AI, and generative AI (GAI) in particular. As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. If you have not done so yet, now is a good time to get started.

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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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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Senate bill demonstrates both the United States’ continued focus on foreign government-sponsored trade secret misappropriation and the International Trade Commission’s (“ITC”) potential untapped ability to swiftly protect intellectual property (“IP”) owners against this illegal conduct under Section 337.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 28, 2023

First, in order to effectively safeguard the interests of the data principal, laws governing Digital Intellectual Property and Data protection ought to guarantee that the control procedures for data fiduciaries are not so strenuous as to make even lawful computation impractical.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 8, 2022

As Public PAIR’s successor, the Patent Center will include several enhanced features allowing users to search publicly available information by application, patent, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), publication, and/or international design registration number. 07/08/22 – Data Privacy. Source: USPTO. 07/08/22 – Innovation.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Much like regular websites operated by governments, companies, organizations, and the general public, most internet-based piracy services can be accessed using a domain name. It isn’t an easy workaround to post-GDPR privacy restrictions,” Murphy explains. “The system is defined largely by what it isn’t.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2024

The court also says the disclosure was sufficiently conspicuous: Directly beneath the operative Play button is the following: “By tapping ‘Play’ I agree to the Terms of Service” or “By tapping ‘Play’ I accept the Terms of Use and acknowledge the Privacy Policy,” depending on the app’s version. There is no time limit imposed by Warner Bros.

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

Highlights of The W eek image from here SpicyIP Tidbit: The Never-ending Jugalbandi Between The Government And Court Over Playing Of Music In Marriage Related Events! ’ Devangini Rai writes on the order and its implication, critically assessing the nature of publicity rights vis a vis right to privacy.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 25, 2024

“Is offshoring the training of AI a credible and efficient response to minimize copyright compliance risks or is offshoring merely a theoretical argument designed to both influence lawmakers and for government relations purposes?” These rules govern which country’s laws apply to a set of facts, activities, or conduct.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

09/22/22 – Data Privacy. On September 8, 2022, the Mexican Government published the amendment to the Labeling Standard for food and non-alcoholic beverages (NOM). 09/22/22 – Industrial Designs. 09/22/22 – Trademarks and Consumer Protection.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In early October, the Spanish government published the criteria for selection of the seat for the Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence (AESIA). An example of the latter one are social scoring AIs, which are used by certain governments outside of the EU to track the trustworthiness of their citizens.

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Canadian government has just announced the conclusion of its national security review of TikTok and arrived at a curious conclusion: it plans to ban the company from operating in Canada but the app will remain available here. This is why comprehensive privacy legislation is desperately needed. That post came in response to U.S.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Companies must also be aware of data protection laws and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations, including the GDPR or CCPA, especially where personal data is being processed. The development of AI systems can be constrained by legal requirements that apply to an AI system’s design, development, deployment, and operation.

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