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Zooming in on AI - #5: AI under financial regulations in the U.S., EU and U.K. – a comparative assessment of the current state of...

A&O Shearman on 10/17/2024

Rapid and accelerating developments in artificial intelligence have prompted governments around the world to consider how AI should be regulated and used responsibly by businesses, without stifling innovation. This is...more

Cybersecurity in the Age of Industry 4.0 - Part 2

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/20/2024

This is the second article in our two-part series on Cybersecurity in the Age of Industry 4.0, focusing on the legal implications and potential liabilities manufacturers face from cyberattacks, as well as practical...more

Developing a Global Data Protection Framework for Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

Littler on 3/1/2024

As employment-related artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools proliferate, multinational employers feel increasing pressure to deploy AI across their global offices. These tools can provide great value and efficiency across the...more

Shaping the Digital Future: The Newly Adopted EU Data Act and Its Impact

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/9/2024

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the European Union’s Data Act (Data Act), adopted on November 27, 2023 marks a significant shift in data, privacy, and intellectual property regulation. The Data Act applies to...more

AI in Europe: Road Map for Navigating the IP, Data Protection and Regulatory Considerations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/19/2023

Organizations developing or using generative AI tools should implement cross-functional governance frameworks to develop and continuously monitor their use of such tools. From the earliest stages of generative AI use,...more

The Role Of A Cybersecurity Law Firm In Safeguarding Digital Assets

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC on 8/16/2023

In today’s digital landscape, organizations face numerous cybersecurity threats that can compromise their valuable digital assets, including their data, IT infrastructure, networks, software, and intellectual property (IP)....more

New possibilities for data : European Union legal developments

Hogan Lovells on 12/23/2021

The EU has moved up a gear in recent times, and it is producing new legal tools for companies to maximize the possibilities to collect and make use of data (including personal data) in the context of its European Strategy for...more

Data Governance Act. Blowing away barriers to accessing data held by public entities

Hogan Lovells on 11/2/2021

The European Union has already enacted several Directives to allow (or mandate) the possibility for companies to access and re-use the data held by EU public administrations in the European Union. However, in many cases this...more

Using M&A Insurance on Tech Deals (Issue 2): Software/SaaS, Internet Telephony and On-Demand

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/15/2020

In our first issue, we looked at how valuation, IP and cyber were areas of key focus for M&A insurers on most tech transactions. In this note, the attention shifts to distinct areas of focus for underwriters around three...more

"Hi Alexa, can I trust you?"?

Spirit Legal on 10/2/2020

My team and I regularly carry out Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) according to Art. 35 GDPR with regard to the deployment of Voice Assistants for private and public bodies in Germany. This article shows my...more

Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK 2020

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/27/2020

This guide has been compiled to give an overview of the rudimentary legal aspects that should be considered by anyone thinking of establishing a business in the UK. It is aimed at businesses that may already be established in...more

Analyzing the impact of the EU GDPR on access to WHOIS data, one year on

Hogan Lovells on 6/3/2019

During the Annual INTA 2019 Meeting, a panel was held on the EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and the temporary removal of data for the WHOIS directory. IPMT Partner David Taylor spoke on the following GDPR issues...more

IP and Social Networks: The Paris District Court Invalidates IP Clauses of Google+ Terms of Use

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark on 3/12/2019

It’s been rough weather for Google in France. Three weeks after the French ?Data Protection Authority imposed a record fine against Google for non-compliance with the GDPR, the Paris District Court (“Tribunal de Grande...more

IPunkt | IP auf den Punkt gebracht - Januar 2019

Hogan Lovells on 2/1/2019

MARKENRECHTSMODERNISIERUNGSGESETZ (MaMoG) ZUR UMSETZUNG DER EU-MARKENRECHTSLINIE 2015/2436 TRITT IN KRAFT - Am 14. Januar 2019 trat die Novellierung des Markengesetzes durch das MaMoG in Kraft, mit der eine Reihe von...more

10 Tips for Online Brand Enforcement and Policing Post GDPR

Fenwick & West LLP on 7/18/2018

You’ve just learned someone registered a domain nearly identical to yours, or is using your brand online to sell similar products or offer related services. What do you do? A few months ago, you probably would’ve checked who...more

A New Month, A New Compliance Deadline In The European Union: What Businesses Need To Know About The EU Trade Secrets Directive

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 6/21/2018

Just days after the European Union’s widely-discussed new data privacy regulations, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), took effect on May 25, 2018, another EU-wide legal change quietly occurred. ...more

What IP Practitioners Should Know About GDPR And Personal Data Protection In Europe

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 1/24/2018

In the European Union (“EU”), “everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her” under the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Intellectual property is also protected as a fundamental right under the...more

Brexit 2018: The Final Preparations

Dechert LLP on 1/8/2018

2018 is the year that the UK and EU will look to finalise their Brexit deal; to settle the trading arrangements for what could be a lengthy ‘transition period’; and start discussions on the shape of their future long-term...more

10 steps to better cybersecurity -‘Intellectual Values seminar series #1’ video

Hogan Lovells on 12/11/2017

Last month we hosted our annual ‘Intellectual Values’ seminar in London which this year focused on the ‘connected world’. Sarah Turner, an IP partner in our Tech Hub, gave a talk on the steps companies can take to improve...more

DSM Watch: European Commission's data package explores data ownership, localization, liability and portability, highlighting...

Hogan Lovells on 1/13/2017

On January 10, 2017, the European Commission released a Communication, a fact sheet, a working document and a public consultation relating to Europe’s “data economy”. The fact sheet states that “data is a new type of...more

Client Alert: Brexit – What Silicon Valley Needs to Know

Fenwick & West LLP on 7/5/2016

The vote of the UK Electorate to leave the EU has politicians, economists, lawyers and commentators from all sectors speculating on what will happen next and over exactly what period. While it is unlikely that there will be a...more

A Closer Look at Cybersecurity Legislation and Regulations in the US and Abroad - Global Overview

WilmerHale on 3/7/2016

With interconnectivity and use of digital storage expanding, cyberthreats posed by nation states, commercial competitors, company insiders, transnational organised crime and ‘hacktivists’ are growing on a global basis. Recent...more

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