IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Celebrities have objected to this because it interferes with their personal lives and their right to privacy. Celebrities have objected to this because it interferes with their personal lives and their right to privacy. Every individual has the right to control his or her own life and image as it is portrayed to the rest of the world.

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IPilogue

JULY 4, 2022

Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. A thorough analysis of the selected EdTech products showed that a vast majority of the government-endorsed online learning platforms risked children’s privacy and violated children’s rights.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 6, 2023

Eastern , Seyfarth attorneys Kristine Argentine , John Tomaszewski , and Paul Yovanic will present at the Association of National Advertisers webinar, “Emerging Issues Surrounding Privacy Class Actions and Compliance in 2023.” For more information and to register, click here.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

” In the proposed federal court order (the Order), GoodRx will be “prohibited from sharing user health data with applicable third parties for advertising purposes.” GoodRx then used that information to target these users with health-related advertisements.” Click here to read the press release.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Pixels, a piece of tracking software businesses use to assess the success of their advertising campaigns, are creating headaches for in-house counsel as decades-old laws are being revived by litigants. Unlike cookies, pixels cannot be easily blocked with privacy software.

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IPilogue

MARCH 22, 2023

Privacy Misrepresentation According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) release , BetterHelp requires a questionnaire that asks for sensitive mental health information – “such as whether they have experienced depression or suicidal thoughts and are on any medications” – along with personal information.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As we head into 2023, advertisers, publishers, ad tech companies and others involved in the digital advertising ecosystem are facing significant challenges when it comes to data. Many clean rooms involve the advertiser and publisher uploading data into a platform where that data can then be matched and operated on. Probably not.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Announcement outlines a scary scheme by cyber criminals, who “are using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal login credentials and other financial information.” Use an ad blocking extension when performing internet searches.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This week in Washington IP news, the House of Representatives will host committee hearings discussing several draft pieces of legislation that would update the 21st Century Cures Act as well as reduce immunity to liability for major tech firms currently enjoyed under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

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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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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

Recently, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced its new initiative in investigating the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and the related technologies. Generally, the CPPA will focus its regulatory efforts on retail, advertising platforms, online platforms, and hospitality sectors.

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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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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 6, 2022

2021 was a rough year for many businesses, but there was at least one winner: in a recent blog post , privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo reported a record growth of over 46 percent and now claims to serve more than 27 million Americans. This post was authored by C. Blair Robinson, legal intern at Robinson+Cole.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2022

VPN services are a useful tool to protect internet users’ online privacy. While this often goes against the terms of service, some VPNs openly advertise this feature. GeoComply Blocks Residential IPs. GeoComply uses the term “hijacked” IP addresses, which deserves some nuance. Blocking Geo-Pirates.

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IPilogue

MARCH 13, 2023

Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program. One of the most effective ways to influence consumer behaviour online is through targeted advertising. Value for Advertisers Access to personal information has become necessary for advertisers to convert potential leads into customers. What did Target do with this information?

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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

MARCH 31, 2023

Justice Pentney also issued instructions for one or more experts to review the process to ensure compliance with the Court’s criteria for identifying ‘pirate’ IP addresses. Dates and times when the IP addresses were supposed to be blocked, and whether they actually were, for example.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 16, 2021

New Mexico’s Attorney General, Hector Balderas, continues to champion children’s online privacy protections, this time settling with Google over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The New Mexico AG is making a name for himself in the area of children’s privacy.

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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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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In August, the Constitution and Human Rights Division of the High Court of Kenya issued a decision on the question of image rights and its relationship with privacy rights and data protection laws in Kenya. Background The Petitioner, Wanjiru was an alumna of the respondent, Machakos University. Paragraph 31]. See paragraphs 47 and 55.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Regulators have sought to suppress online targeted advertising for years, with only minimal success. In turn, advertisers have fled Twitter. Then, in Liapes v. unless you are a Nazi or wannabe.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

* For over a decade, I’ve implored people to stop using the term “Soft IP.” It would be as if an image within a newspaper advertisement were not commercially used until a customer paid their quarter, unlocked the newsrack, opened the paper, began reading, opened the page containing the relevant circular, and saw it.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 25, 2022

alleging that it has been invading consumers’ privacy by using tracking technologies to build “digital dossiers” on individual internet users for marketing purposes. The outcome of this case may set a strong precedent for data collection and digital advertising across the board. We will follow its progress.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 11, 2023

Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program. When I was placed with The Globe and Mail as part of Osgoode’s IP Intensive program, however, I certainly did not expect the extent to which I would be intertwined in the world of tech. Complying with privacy regulations, especially in IT contracts, is as important as it can be misunderstood.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 18, 2021

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Although a bit dated, a 2019 blog in Comaritech gives a good background on what geofencing is and what privacy concerns it presents. The blog, What is geofencing, how does it work, what are the privacy concerns? All of those apps have your permission to track your every move and sell that information to other companies.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Some are more aggressive than others, such as New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, who recently sued Rovio Entertainment, the maker of Angry Birds, alleging that Rovio violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting data on players under the age of 13 and disclosing it to advertisers.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Practitioners have long wished for a separate IP division in High Courts. It then became imperative to establish a separate IP division in the High Courts. These rules are applicable to all matters listed before the IP Division. any challenge to the order passed under Sec. 11 of the Customs Act,1962, and related notifications.

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Patently-O

JULY 19, 2023

Although publicity rights initially emerged as a privacy interest, I find that students are quick to see its kinship to trademark law and unfair competition. While typical privacy rights focus on personal interests and one’s peace of mind, the right of publicity is more economic and commercial in nature.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In the proposed revision, the FTC put in a place marker for Kid Endorsements, saying, “Endorsements in advertisements addressed to children may be of special concern because of the character of the audience. Practices which would not ordinarily be questioned in advertisements addressed to adults might be questioned in such cases.”

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IPilogue

JUNE 27, 2022

Imtiaz Karamat is an IP Osgoode Alumnus and Associate Lawyer at Deeth Williams Wall LLP. Facebook) was liable under several provincial privacy statutes for using class members’ likenesses without their consent. . users who click the “like” button on the advertiser’s Facebook Page).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Africa IP Highlights! The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2021, here. It’s December and time for.drumroll.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tiffany Wang is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) penalized Amazon for their misuse of consumer data for advertisement. The 2018 privacy investigation only fuels the antitrust quagmire.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 10, 2022

There is a federal law, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), that requires app developers to obtain parental consent before collecting information from children under the age of 13. The law has been on the books for a long time, yet companies are not always in compliance with it. The problem?

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 25, 2023

million in damages for using 16 professional models' images in advertising without consent, the Fifth Circuit ruled, finding that one exclusion absorbed underlying advertising injury and privacy claims while another exclusion did not render coverage illusory. A Munich Re unit owes no coverage to three strip clubs facing over $1.4

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Bonnie Hassanzadeh is an IP Intensive student and a 3L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. I also had the pleasure of working with Cristina Aguirre, Privacy Officer at AstraZeneca, and learned about the day-to-day operations of a major pharmaceutical company from her perspective.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 28, 2022

The Andean Community has come up with a new Patent Examination Manual for IP offices throughout the community, updating the current Patent Manual published back in 2003. 07/28/22 – Data Privacy. Colombia’s Data Privacy authority recently announced measures for personal data protection aimed at data controllers and processors.

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