The Supreme Court on Monday substantially narrowed the district court venues available to patent owners seeking to sue for infringement. In TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, 581 U.S. ___ (2017), the Supreme...more
5/25/2017
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E-Commerce ,
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Forum Shopping ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
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TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods ,
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In a unanimous decision published Friday, July 28, attached here, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) overruled an administrative law judge and found that a medical testing company’s lack of security measures violated federal...more
Several high-profile attacks on health insurance companies and health systems have taught us that health care entities are vulnerable to hackers, who hope to make substantial profit on pilfered health information. The recent...more
3/23/2016
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Cyber Attacks ,
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Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
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Ransomware
FDI USA News highlights the FAQs arising from your projects—from how to finance a deal to selecting the right visa or tax strategy and more. We want to keep FDI News interactive and relevant to your international business. ...more
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month! Please join Williams Mullen, Marsh and EY for an in-depth discussion on effective strategies for identifying and mitigating data breach and related liabilities.
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10/20/2015
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Two recent court cases highlight the need for businesses to carefully consider the intellectual property rights associated with building data products and services. This issue is of growing importance as companies...more
10/2/2015
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Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Data Collection ,
Digital Assets ,
Drones ,
Google ,
Mobile Apps ,
Photographs ,
Software ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
In a much anticipated decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce actions against companies who have been subject to a data breach.
The FTC sued...more
9/1/2015
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Best Practices ,
Data Breach ,
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FTC v Wyndham ,
Hotels ,
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Risk Mitigation ,
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Wyndham
“If there is anyone to blame, it is the perpetrators,” said Katherine Archuleta, Director of the federal Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”), to a Senate panel investigating the causes of the recent OPM cyberattack. ...more
In Georgia-Pac. Consumer Products LP v. von Drehle Corp., ___ F.3d ___, 2015 WL 1404765 (4th Cir. Mar. 30, 2015), as amended (Apr. 15, 2015), the Fourth Circuit reversed a damages award and clarified the standard for damages...more
B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., 575 U.S. _____ (2015).
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that federal court decisions on “likelihood of confusion” can be precluded by earlier findings on the same...more
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday, in the case of Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc., ___ S.Ct. ___, Case 12-873 (Mar. 25, 2014), settled an open issue regarding the relevant test for...more