As widely expected, the EU-US Privacy Shield is being challenged before the European courts. What is Privacy Shield? In October 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the European Commission’s decision on adequacy for the Safe Harbor scheme was invalid. The European Union and the United States agreed a new … Continue Reading
In a landmark ruling, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has held that UK Intelligence Services, including MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, collected and used personal data in breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), in some cases for up to 17 years. The ruling was given in proceedings brought by the human … Continue Reading
The claims of an issued patent describe the metes-and-bounds of the invention. However, that depends on the court’s interpretation, i.e., construction, of the claimed terms. Statements made by an inventor in her patent application, or those made during prosecution, may be deemed during claim construction to have disavowed subject matter which an inventor thought was … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from: UK ICO Issue Record Fine to TalkTalk ICO Commissioner’s First Speech in Offce Germany Baden-Württemberg Commissioner Presents Assessments of IoT Products International Company Sues Germany for Remote Signal Monitoring US … Continue Reading
In a decision dated 19 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has provided much needed clarification on a long-standing issue in EU data protection law. A German politician brought an action concerning websites operated by the Federal Republic of Germany that stored personal data, including IP addresses, on logfiles for two weeks. … Continue Reading
We are pleased to report that our client, Process Components Limited (PCL), has been victorious in the High Court in a case concerning the sale and licence of intellectual property rights. PCL was represented by our UK Intellectual Property team and secured a win on every issue in the claim. The decision is of interest … Continue Reading
On October 5, 2016, in Nokchan v. Lyft, Inc, United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed Nokchan’s putative class action, finding his claim of privacy violations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) failed to meet the requirements of Article III standing established by Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. This was because … Continue Reading
We invite you to attend “Patent Prosecution and Defeating Abstractness: Minimizing the Risk of Sect. 101 Rejection,” a webinar co-presented by Senior Patent Counsel in our Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group. The program will examine recent Federal Circuit decisions on patent eligibility for software and discuss the Court’s different approaches and offer best practices for … Continue Reading
On Wednesday, a Southern District of New York jury awarded punitive damages of $8.25 million to Tiffany & Co. in its case alleging Costco infringed the TIFFANY trademark by selling rings labeled “Tiffany” at its warehouse stores. This award is on top of the $5.5 million in damages the jury awarded on September 29, 2016 … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from: UK Parliament Hears First Reading of Unsolicited Marketing Communications (Company Directors) Bill 2016-17 Worldwide Data Breaches Increase in 2016 EU Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European … Continue Reading
Data breach prevention and response are again at the forefront of the public consciousness with the recent news of a massive data breach by Yahoo. The call for federal breach notification legislation was revived by the FTC on September 27, 2016, five days after the Yahoo breach was announced. During testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee … Continue Reading