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

APRIL 28, 2023

Despite the California Legislature’s blunder last year with AB 2273 (the Age Appropriate Design Code), many states, including Minnesota, are stubbornly pushing for nearly identical laws. Default Privacy Settings. This year is a glaring reminder of the consequences of passing terrible Internet policy through state legislatures.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 30, 2023

As artificial intelligence, also known as “AI” becomes more of a household word, it is worth pointing out not only how cool it can be, but also how some uses raise privacy concerns. The rapid growth of technological capabilities often surpasses our ability to understand long-term implications on society.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 31, 2023

It encompasses a broad set of technologies for managing advertisements across channels including search, display, video, mobile, and social, with functions for targeting, design, bid management, analytics, optimization, and automation. Digital advertising exists in a complex ecosystem that the average person engages with daily.

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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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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

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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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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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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Intepat

JANUARY 25, 2024

A key player in this arena is Digital Rights Management (DRM), a technological solution designed to prevent unauthorized redistribution of digital media and uphold the copyright policies of streaming platforms. However, this shift has also brought to light intricate challenges in protecting intellectual property rights.

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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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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

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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LexBlog IP

APRIL 4, 2022

This article is aimed at helping you discover (or in some cases rediscover) the use of RSS Feeds as an effective way to protect your privacy whilst gaining freedom from algorithms that deliver content designed to be biased towards sponsored (that is, advertised) content. You can take back control of what you read!

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Michael Geist

APRIL 19, 2023

In short, the window is rapidly closing, and further postponing of action would be out-of-sync with the speed at which the technology is being developed and deployed. Bill C-27 is really three bills in one: major privacy reform, the creation of a new privacy tribunal, and AI regulation.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

AI technology is complex and includes different parts across different fields. Inventors and patent attorneys often face the challenge of effectively protecting new AI technology development. The rule of thumb is to focus the patent protection on what the inventors improve over the conventional technology.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been tasked with promoting “U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology.” Privacy-enhanced : Protects the privacy of individuals and organizations in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2023

Threat actors may design their malware to target a particular online platform, including building in more sophisticated forms of account compromise than what you’d typically expect from run-of-the-mill malware.” Bad actors will use the newest technology as weapons. ” With any new technology comes new risk.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. Companies using Meta Pixel and similar tracking technologies increasingly face legal scrutiny.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. Companies using Meta Pixel and similar tracking technologies increasingly face legal scrutiny.

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The IPKat

APRIL 22, 2024

Summer Course on European Information Technology Law Online, 9-13 September 2024 This course will provide a thorough introduction to European information technology law and internet regulation in the European Union.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In today’s era, where the whole world has turned to virtual means, blockchain as a technology is gathering everyone’s attention and showing accelerating growth in its market. In recent times, globally more and more patent applications are being filed for blockchain technology. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the Act) into law last week. The 18-year age threshold for defining a child online is several years higher than the federal standard set by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which protects data collected from online users under 13.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. Snap opinion , plaintiffs are–with some preliminary successes–arguing that social media services defectively design how they gather, organize, and disseminate third-party content. and the transition to a Web 3.0 Following the Lemmon v.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Interesting Patents | Rolex: A New Era in Wristwatch Design: Minimizing Frictional Wear with Innovative Fixing Device by Founders Legal Interesting Patents | Thursday, May 11, 2023 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Science, Technology, and Innovation projects in the Bioeconomy sector can now access differentiated lines of credit through BANCOLDEX. Finance for these projects includes costs associated with managing intellectual property and/or creating technology-based companies (Startups – Spin-offs) resulting from their execution.

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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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Traverse Legal Blog

JUNE 14, 2023

But as technology advances, so must the legal framework that surrounds it. AI website agreements – terms of use and privacy agreements – play an instrumental role in this context, tackling many complex issues, including data privacy, informed consent, data security, and intellectual property management.

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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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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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IIPRD

JANUARY 28, 2023

Third, given the rapid pace at which technological advancement, the ideal layout for a law on data protection ought to be one that is future-proof. It is the responsibility of regulators to make sure that these technologies protect individuals’ informational privacy.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 14, 2023

I appeared before the Senate committee that studied the bill in February 2022 , where I argued that “ by bringing together website blocking, face recognition technologies, and stunning overbreadth that would capture numerous mainstream services, the bill isn’t just a slippery slope, it is an avalanche.”

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 14, 2023

But as technology advances, so must the legal framework that surrounds it. AI website agreements – terms of use and privacy agreements – play an instrumental role in this context, tackling many complex issues, including data privacy, informed consent, data security, and intellectual property management.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 10, 2024

The FAIR principles are designed to address the necessary steps to make research data and the metadata attached to it FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable). The FAIR Principles are vital to enabling the use of data, not just for people, but more importantly for machines. http/s and ftp/s are both open protocols.

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