Data privacy laws are unavoidable. Today’s companies and businesses must take steps to secure and protect private data. This includes taking preventative measures laid out in comprehensive data security policies, and taking...more
The number of companies and organizations issuing transparency reports is increasing. In general, there are no official standards governing what these reports contain but companies’ reports often incorporate information on...more
Article 35 of the GDPR provides for Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA). According to Article 35(1) a DPIA is required when “the processing [of data] is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of...more
3/12/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Management
On January 24, 2018 the European Commission issued a communication (Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council (COM (2018) 43 final (EN))) describing the status of the completed and ongoing...more
Data privacy laws throughout the world are directed to protecting information that can be used to identify an individual. How this information is defined varies based on the jurisdiction and different laws but terms commonly...more
The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR 2016/679) will take effect on May 25, 2018. This regulation provides general guidance on what is needed for compliance, however many policies and procedures are...more
1/29/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Management
2016 has been a year of IP changes and these changes have had an effect upon biotechnology as well as trade secrets.
Patents: Will the U.S. Supreme Court Grant Cert. In Ariosa v. Sequenom?
Ariosa v. Sequenom was...more
6/7/2016
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Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
DNA ,
European Patent Office ,
Myriad-Mayo ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Personalized Medicine ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Popular ,
Sequenom ,
USPTO
Janet Cord and Ray Diperna, partners at Ladas & Parry LLP, discuss the pros and cons of patents in protecting inventions....more