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Spring 2013 Issue

• CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. Further Muddies §101 Patent Eligibility
  May 2013
• Federal Legislation Introduced Regarding Mobile Application Privacy
  May 2013
• State court ruling creates new uncertainty for DMCA safe harbors
  April 2013
• ECJ dismisses Spanish and Italian challenge to EU-wide unitary patent system, but obstacles remain
  April 24, 2013
• The Trademark Clearinghouse: What You Need to Know
  April 2013
• Federal Circuit Announces Review of Appellate Standard for Claim Construction
  April 2013
• Supreme Court Interprets Copyright "First Sale" Doctrine
  April 2013
• Congress Takes Action to Allow Unlocking of Mobile Phones
  March 2013
• FTC Announces Settlement with Social Networking App and Issues Staff Report Regarding Mobile Device Privacy Disclosures
  March 5, 2013
       

Winter 2012/2013 Issue

• President Obama Issues New Executive Order on Improving Cybersecurity
  February 2013
• New HIPAA Rule Imposes Data Security and Privacy Obligations Directly Upon Vendors and Contractors of Covered Entities
  February 2013
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces First HIPAA Breach Settlement Involving Fewer than 500 Patients
  January 2013
• Amendments to the Economic Espionage Act Broaden Trade Secret Protection
  January 2013
• FTC Amends COPPA Rule and Previews Future Enforcement Policies
  January 2013
• A Further (Small) Step Forward Towards an EU-wide Unitary Patent System
  December 2012
• California Attorney General Brings Privacy Law Enforcement Action Against Delta Air Lines Over "Fly Delta" Mobile Application
  December 7, 2012
      

Fall 2012 Issue

• Discovery in the US Involving French Companies
  November 14, 2012
• Recent Amendments to the New York Social Security Number Protection Law
  October 10, 2012
• FTC Provides Guidance to Mobile App Developers for Compliance with Privacy Regulations
  October 2, 2012
• Binding Corporate Rules for Data Processors
  September 2012
• A Widening Circuit Split in the Interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
  September 13, 2012
• United States Joins the APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System
  September 12, 2012
• Federal Circuit Muddies the Water With Its Clarification on Inducement Liability
  September 2012
     

Summer 2012 Issue

• USPTO Unveils Final Rules for the America Invents Act
  August 2012
• FFIEC Statement on Outsourced Cloud Computing
  July 2012
• ITC Proposes Rule Changes for Section 337 Investigations
  July 2012
• Senate Republicans Introduce a New Data Privacy Bill: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012
  July 2012
• US State Unfair Competition Laws Create Increased Exposure for Misappropriated IP
  June 2012
• In Re EMC: Federal Circuit Limits Joinder to Pre-AIA Cases
  May 2012
      

Spring 2012 Issue

• New Iran and Syria Information Technology Sanctions
  April 2012
• New FTC Report Recommends Changes to United States Privacy Law
  April 18, 2012
• Proposed EU framework – Online Advertising, E-Commerce and Social Media
  April 17, 2012
• Second Circuit Clarifies DMCA Safe Harbor in Viacom v. YouTube
  April 13, 2012
• Filing for Preliminary Injunctions in Germany – A Strategic Option for International Patent Disputes
  April 12, 2012
• SEC Issues FAQs Regarding Confidential Submissions Under the JOBS Act
  April 2012
• Indirect Infringement – A Successful Defense In Patent Infringement Cases
  April 10, 2012
• JOBS Act: Impact and Open Questions
  April 3, 2012
• Commercial Issues in "as a Service" Offerings
  April 2, 2012
• Massachusetts Data Security Regulation: New Requirements for Service Provider Contracts
  March 30, 2012
• ZIP Codes Considered Personally Identifiable Information
  March 28, 2012
• The FTC Warns Developers of Children's Mobile Apps Concerning Their Failure to Adequately Disclose their Data Practices to Parents
  March 27, 2012
• Data Protection and Privacy in China
  March 2012
• The White House Introduces a Consumer Data Privacy Bill of Rights 
  March 2012
• The Price of "Junk Science": "Exceptional" Fees Awarded for Litigation Misconduct
  February 2012
• Importers Beware: Rise in the Number of Intellectual Property Cases Filed at the USITC
  February 2012
     

Fall 2011 Issue

• The SEC Focuses on Cyber Security and Related Disclosure Requirements
  December 2011
• Developments in Data Privacy Legislation
  November 2011
• What You Need to Know Before You File a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
  November 2011
• Federal Circuit Affirms ITC's Limits on the Use of Litigation Costs to Establish Domestic Industry
  October 2011
• FTC's Proposed Rule Changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
  October 2011
• From Habeas Data Action to Omnibus Data Protection: The Latin American Privacy (R)Evolution 
  September 2011
• President Obama Signs Landmark America Invents Act into Law
  September 2011
• Federal Legislation Introduced Regarding Geolocation Information
  September 2011
• Venue Transfer in Patent Cases: Access to Sources of Proof and Deference to a Plaintiff's Chosen Forum 
  September 2011
• Senate Passes the America Invents Act
  September 2011
     

Summer 2011 Issue

• What the New Adult Entertainment Top Level Domain Means for Brand Owners
  August 2011
• Venue Challenges: Increasingly Common in Patent Infringement Cases Filed in the Eastern District of Texas
  August 2011
• Federal Trade Commission Continues to Push for Transparency and Increased Data Privacy Protective Measures
  August 2011
• Southern District of New York Clarifies the Evidentiary Test for Damages Based on the Entire Market Value Rule
  July 2011
• Court Rejects "Hot News" Protection for Stock Recommendations
  June 2011
• Supreme Court Affirms "Clear and Convincing" Standard in Microsoft v. i4i
  June 2011
• Supreme Court Rules in Global-Tech: Inducement Requires Knowledge of Patent Infringement
  June 2011
      

DOWNLOAD PDF: Spring 2011 Issue

• US Privacy Law Developments — Update
  April 27, 2011
• US Privacy Law Developments
  April 8, 2011
• Data Privacy in Turkish Law
  April 8, 2011
• EU's Highest Court Says "No" (for now) to EU-wide Patent Court
  March 8, 2011
• US Senate Passes the "America Invents Act" in an Effort to Substantially Reform Longstanding US Patent Law
  March 2011
      

DOWNLOAD PDF: Winter 2010 Issue

• Pricing Best Practices in Global Sourcing Transactions
  November 2010
• Obstacle to the Creation of an EU-Wide Patent Court
  November 2010
• Virtual Worlds—Changing the Way Brand Owners Do Business and Protect their IP
  November 2010
• Protecting Business Secrets in Singapore
  November 2010
• The Necessity of Protecting Fashion Designs in the Internet Age
  November 2010
• Lessons of Vernor v. Autodesk: The Importance of Good Drafting in Software Licenses
  November 2010
• Finding the Mastermind: No Joint Infringement Where No One Entity Controls or Directs the Infringement
  November 2010
• Patent Infringement Damages: Federal Circuit Spotlights "Reliability" of Litigation Licenses
  November 2010
       

DOWNLOAD PDF: Summer 2010 Issue

• Viacom v. YouTube: Service Providers Do Not Have Investigative Duty to Discover Infringement
  July 2010
• US Privacy Law Developments
  July 2010
• American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League Brings Greater Litigation Risks to Competitor Collaborations Involving IP Licensing
  July 2010
• Policing the Use of Marks in the Online Marketplace: Tiffany v. eBay
  July 2010
• Swiping the Style off Your Face: New Developments in Interface "Look and Feel" Cases
  July 2010
• Laches and Equitable Estoppel: Two Underused Defenses to a Claim for Patent Infringement
  July 2010
• Business Method Patents: Supreme Court's Decision in Bilski Effectively Returns to the Status Quo Ante the Federal Circuit's Decision
  July 2010
• False Marking Statute Applies to Articles Marked with Expired Patents
  June 2010
         

DOWNLOAD PDF: Spring 2010 Issue

• Lies, Damn Lies and Fraud: BSkyB v. HP Enterprise Services UK Limited
  April 2010
• Willful Patent Infringement After Seagate
  April 2010
• US Barred from Accessing the SWIFT Data by the European Parliament
  April 2010
• In Re Bose Corporation: Federal Circuit Clarifies Trademark Fraud Precedent
  April 2010
• ICANN's IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process: A Challenge in any Language
  April 2010
• Antitrust Scrutiny of IP Licensing in Competitor Collaborations
  April 2010
• Post Quanta: Recent Developments on the Patent Exhaustion Doctrine
  April 2010
      

DOWNLOAD PDF: Winter 2009 Issue

• Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Business Method Claims—Will They Survive?
  December 2009
• Companies Can't Outsource Competition Law—The Relevance of Competition Law to Outsourcing Transactions
  December 2009
• Federal Circuit Vacates Lucent Damages Award and Provides Guidance for Reasonable Royalty Analysis
  December 2009
• Federal Circuit Limits Overseas Patent Liability: Method Patents
  December 2009
• France Moves towards a "Privacy Privilege" to Oppose Discovery Requests?
  December 2009
• The Biggest Issue Not Being Discussed in United States Patent Law Reform
  December 2009
• Online Service Provider Copyright Infringement in China
  December 2009
• An Additional Theory of Recovery for Software Licensors?
  December 2009
• An Unanswered Question Regarding Gray Market Importations of Copyrighted Material
  December 2009
   

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