The United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) is an independent, quasi-judicial Federal agency with investigative responsibilities on matters of trade. Among other things, the ITC adjudicates complaints filed by private parties involving imports that allegedly infringe intellectual property rights under the authority of Section 337 of the Tariff Act. With sixteen new complaints filed in … Continue Reading
Are you stuck at the office cranking away at that office action response that is due on Christmas Eve? If so, you will want to take a break and read this post. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) experienced a major power outage on December 22, 2015, which resulted in damaged equipment that … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany and the UK. EU General Data Protection Regulation Negotiations Conclude Data Protection Rules for Policing and Judicial Purposes Agreed European Council Considers Data Retention of Electronic Communications Lawful … Continue Reading
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled on Tuesday that the Lanham Act’s prohibition on the registration of disparaging marks – which was central in the controversy over the name of the professional football team the Washington Redskins – is unconstitutional. This drastic change to U.S. trademark law will pave the … Continue Reading
The European Commission proposed its EU Data Protection Reform back in January 2012, to “make Europe fit for the digital age.” Just this week, on Tuesday, December 15, final negotiations between the so-called “Trialogue” – the EU Commission, Parliament and Council – on the long-awaited General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) were completed. Among other things, … Continue Reading
We previously reported on anticipated reforms to the trade mark system across the EU. The European Parliament has now approved the reforms as of December 15, which is a little earlier than expected. These reforms will impact the Europe-wide Community trade mark system as well as the national trade mark system of each EU member state. … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany and the UK. EU Cybersecurity Directive Agreed European Data Protection Supervisor Recommendations on Police, Justice and Criminal Matters Directive European Council Confirms Passenger Name Record Directive US-EU … Continue Reading
The United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) is an independent, quasi-judicial Federal agency with investigative responsibilities on matters of trade. Among other things, the ITC adjudicates cases involving imports that allegedly infringe intellectual property rights. However, a highly-anticipated decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit eliminates the ITC’s ability to regulate infringements … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from Australia, Chile, the EU, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and the UK. Australia Mandatory Data Breach Notification Scheme Proposed Chile Digital Agenda 2020 Prioritises Data Protection EU European Data Protection Supervisor … Continue Reading
Currently, French consumers must bring any claims they may have against French companies to court. However, starting 31 December 2015, French companies that offer goods and services to consumers will now need to set up mechanisms to make available to their consumers, free of charge, recourse to mediation in case of a dispute arising from the poor performance … Continue Reading
In Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., a unanimous California Supreme Court held that a California putative consumer class can assert state law claims arising from the purportedly false “organic” labeling of produce. In so doing, the court reversed a decision stating that such claims are preempted by federal law addressing the use of “organic” … Continue Reading
We recently reported on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s new Technology Evolution pilot program, under which certain amendments to identifications of goods or services due to changes in evolving technology may be allowed. There have been just over a dozen of these petitions filed since the pilot inception date of September 1, 2015. However, most of … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from France, Germany, Ireland and the UK. France Sanction Imposed for Lack of Security and Protective Clause Single Data Subject Processing Potentially Sanctioned by Criminal Law Germany Declaration of the … Continue Reading
