The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2021

The UIC Law School's Center for Intellectual Property, Information and Privacy Law is hosting its 65th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on 4-5 November 2021, this time in an online format. Further details, including booking, can be found here.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. Data Privacy : Systems should be developed with built-in protections from abusive data practices for individuals and the ability for individuals to have agency over how their data is used. This Guidance covers some important topics.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Over in the Senate, the Fiscal Responsibility Subcommittee will discuss how changes to privacy policies in Big Tech firms have impacted targeted advertising activities for a wide swath of the economy.

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SpicyIP

JULY 9, 2021

JPTOS is one of the oldest intellectual property journals in the United States and for over a century, we have been at the very forefront of the intellectual property debate and we will stay there ONLY with your contributions.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 2, 2023

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in U.S. The filmmakers believe that the commenters can provide evidence to show that RCN didn’t have a proper repeat infringer policy, among other things. courts, with ongoing lawsuits against several ISPs. Internet provider RCN is one of the companies targeted.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 13, 2022

Consumer Reports recently came out with a study led by its Digital Lab experts entitled “The Privacy Problems of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing” which prompted me to revisit this as a Privacy Tip. That said, whatever you decide to do with that genetic testing kit you got for Christmas is your own personal decision.

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Chicago IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The virtual conference offers an impressive lineup of Moderators and Panelists covering an expansive list of topics. The State of IP Law & Policy. Technology & Privacy. Sessions for each day are listed below: DAY 1. Welcome & Don Dunner Leadership Award. Rethinking Innovation. Global Patent Issues.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The virtual conference offers an impressive lineup of Moderators and Panelists covering an expansive list of topics. The State of IP Law & Policy. Technology & Privacy. Sessions for each day are listed below: DAY 1. Welcome & Don Dunner Leadership Award. Rethinking Innovation. Global Patent Issues.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Cybersecurity Standards The need for cybersecurity standards and best practices that address interoperability, usability, and privacy is critical to driving U.S. The CSF and its profiles are part of NIST’s larger ecosystem of cybersecurity guidance, much of which can be found on the NIST cybersecurity topic page.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2023

Google’s document retention policy required individual employees to identify internal chat conversations responsive to a litigation hold. The court found this policy to be in violation of Google’s duty to preserve electronically-stored information under the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e).

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Information governance and data retention have been important topics in the corporate world for years. Having well-defined information governance and data retention policies helps maintain compliance with legal requirements and safeguards against data breaches and cyber attacks.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the coming weeks, we will dive deeper into critical topics covered by the new EO. Executive order on AI: Background and policy The Biden administration issued its Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence on Oct. Safeguard privacy and civil liberties with lawful, secure data handling.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

This discussion is part of the EU Industry Days 2022 , an annual event that highlights industrial frontrunners and ongoing industrial policy discussions whilst improving the knowledge base of European industry. However, it is never impossible to catch up with the best IP events. The registration for the event can be made here.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Topics will include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers' rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling as it appears in court and out-of-court litigation. The course consists of 10 sessions via Zoom.

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The IPKat

JULY 4, 2021

The event will cover topics such as the European Patent Convention, computer-implemented inventions, and artificial intelligence. Submissions on any topic on EU law are expected until September 15, 2021. Participation is possible both on-site and online and registration is taken here.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

21, 2021, the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), updated its published guidance regarding sanctions risks associated with making ransomware payments and its official policy on such payments. For example: As previously covered in our September Privacy and Security Roundup, the U.S. Updated guidance.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Given the exams were part of a business law class that included the topic of copyright infringement, the professor’s attorney found the copying ironic. He further alleged that Defendants knew or should have known that their acts constituted copyright infringement. This lawsuit was dismissed one month after it was filed.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

With respect to improving and expanding domestic biomanufacturing production capacity and processes, the Executive Order requires that the heads of various relevant agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Commerce “identif[y] policy recommendations to expand domestic biomanufacturing.,

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Back to the meeting – and we will start with the dark patterns discussion because we keep hearing about this topic. And finally, we had a third agenda item, which was another policy statement, because it apparently wouldn’t be a public Commission meeting without a policy statement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

This is the latest ruling in an investigation by DC Attorney General into Meta’s content moderation practices, especially regarding COVID-19 policies. District of Columbia , 2023 WL 5964764 (D.C. The court is way off-base here for reasons I explain in this article.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Topics ranged from the trends being seen in online fashion commerce post-pandemic, to counterfeiting issues and how to deal with them, through to the legal changes and updates coming up that will impact both marketplaces and the brands that use them. Privacy concerns might, it was said, be a barrier to market for such traders and suppliers.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

So far, a significant proportion of cases involving AI have centred around privacy, data protection intellectual property issues. 6] UK Government Policy Paper, AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach (29 March 2023), [link]. [7] 6] For example, the CMA published an initial report on AI foundation models in September 2023. [7]

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For some time now, dark patterns have been quite the trending topic for both marketers and privacy professionals. And outside this country, the European Data Protection Board issued some interesting guidelines on the topic. A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation called the DETOUR Act that would ban dark patterns.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This significance extends to the critical implications it holds for reaching a consensus on intellectual property (IP) policies. The advance of financial inclusion through the use of G20 Policy Recommendations with the help of DPI has a significant role in financial inclusivity and sustainable development.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The press release noted that the Office “will strengthen the FTC’s ability to keep pace with technological challenges in the digital marketplace by supporting the agency’s law enforcement and policy work.” ” Any details about the Office – size and budget – were left to our creative imaginations.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

AUGUST 2, 2022

2 Given this trend, what should companies be doing to prepare their personnel for "home raids", including in terms of their mobile device management systems and access policies? This allows for a more tailored retention policy that helps mitigate the risks and costs associated with long-term data storage practices.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. Data Privacy : Systems should be developed with built-in protections from abusive data practices for individuals and the ability for individuals to have agency over how their data is used. This Guidance covers some important topics.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2022

Back in October, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property (“IP”), Information, and Privacy Law organized and virtually hosted its International IP Practice Seminar. The panel discussed topics from the perspective of China, Germany, Europe, Japan, and the U.S.,

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LexBlog IP

MAY 5, 2022

Given the exams were part of a business law class that included the topic of copyright infringement, the professor’s attorney found the copying ironic. He further alleged that Defendants knew or should have known that their acts constituted copyright infringement. This lawsuit was dismissed one month after it was filed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

Furthermore, the age authentication process would expose both under-18s and adults to extra privacy and security risks. The Bill Is Terrible Policy. It’s also unclear if a service could thread content by topic, or if topical organization also would be an “algorithm.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Regulated expressive conduct The AADC frames itself a “privacy” law, but that’s always been a gross lie. The age estimation and privacy provisions thus appear likely to impede the “availability and use” of information and accordingly to regulate speech.” It is and always has been about content censorship.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

The court remains skeptical of LinkedIn’s privacy-based arguments: LinkedIn has no protected property interest in the data contributed by its users, as the users retain ownership over their profiles. With that said, the Ninth Circuit did some serious hand-waving on the privacy issues. Comments from Kieran McCarthy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

To do the authentication, businesses will be forced to collect personal information they don’t want to collect and consumers don’t want to give, and that data collection creates extra privacy and security risks for everyone. Third, this bill reaches topics well beyond children’s privacy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

It hurts the kids by depriving them of valuable social outlets and educational resources; it hurts adults by requiring age (and likely identity) verification to sort the kids from adults; and the age/identity verification hurts both kids and adults by exposing them to greater privacy and security risks. This bill does the same.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

A YouTube Community Guidelines strike results when a complaint is lodged against a video which is said to have violated one or more of YouTube’s community guidelines, e.g., on the basis of content constituting a privacy, harassment, or violence violation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

This tension between copyright policy and contract law is not new , but developments within and outside the law might put it center stage again. Second, zooming out further, the case revolves around a topic covered on this blog routinely: data scraping. From this perspective, Genius’s complaint is rather standard.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Topical Highlight. I demonstrate with examples how copyright policies of many state governments restrict the very access that the State Boards publishing textbooks were meant to facilitate. Some of these could survive the death of the celebrity, however, the right to privacy was not among them. Golden Tobacco Ltd.

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