A website is an important tool for business promotion; therefore, a domain name for the website should be carefully chosen. As your brand becomes bigger so too does the likelihood that a cyber-squatter or plagiarist will copy your domain name, thereby threatening your reputation. This article reviews the procedures involved in resolving disputes related to domain names.
Article 20 of the new Loi de Programmation Militaire has been described as the “French Patriot Act.” It gives the French administration new surveillance powers, allowing it to request content, data and metadata, including geo-location data. This article provides an overview of the key provisions of this new law.
This Guidance Note for responsible digital marketing communications is an integral part of Wine Institute’s Code of Advertising Standards and should be read in conjunction with its provisions.
This checklist highlights some steps we have been helping companies take so that they can be better prepared in the event that a significant incident occurs.
Big Data refers to the collection, organization and analysis of expansive data pools. Conclusions drawn from Big Data are not infallible. The author explains how human bias can influence the interpretation of data sets.
China’s eagerly anticipated amendments to its Trademark Law will come into force on May 1, 2014. This article reviews the practical implications of the new law.
Companies known as “non-practicing entities” (NPEs), patent assertion entities (PAEs) or, more colorfully, patent trolls do not produce patented products or services, but instead are created specifically to own patents and seek licensing fees. Lawsuits brought by NPEs are increasingly pervasive and costly. This article provides a roadmap that will allow corporate counsel to analyze and address the demands of a patent troll.
Resolving trademark registration disputes through the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) can be a painstaking process. Although counsel have been slow to adopt them, better, more efficient methods exist. Read this article to learn about other options, including the Accelerated Case Resolution (ACR) procedure.
This case law is an order granting in part and denying in part Plaintiffs' motion for spoliation and discovery abuse sanctions.
This is a partial listing of sections of the United States Code relating to trademarks.