31 December 2015

IoT, Internet of Things, Inevitable Collision with Product Liability



IoT, Internet of Things, Inevitable Collision with Product Liability, security, Industrial Internet Consortium, cybersecurity,

source: The Internet of Things and the Inevitable Collision with Product Liability PART 5: Security and the Industrial Internet Consortium | Wilson Elser - JDSupra

30 December 2015

Pintrips Emerges “Pin” Intact in Trademark Dispute with Pinterest



re: brands, trademarks

source: Pintrips Emerges with Its “Pin” Intact in Trademark Dispute with Pinterest | Pillsbury’s Social Media & Games Law Blog - JDSupra

10 December 2015

Cyber-Insurance Does Not Ensure Protection From Data Breach

... a recent lawsuit filed in California underscores that while obtaining cyber-insurance may be prudent, it cannot replace conducting a thorough risk assessment and adopting best practices when it comes to information security management. Failure to implement critical information security policies may render a cyber-insurance policy invalid...



cybersecurity, insurance, data, breach, cyberattack, security,

Source: Cyber-Insurance Does Not Ensure Protection From Data Breach | Wiggin and Dana LLP - JDSupra

09 December 2015

Google Cracking Down on Advertising Fraud



source: Google Cracking Down on Advertising Fraud | Michelman & Robinson, LLP - JDSupra

Google is cracking down on domains that falsely represent advertising inventory with its Ad Traffic Quality Team, currently showcasing a filtering tool—DoubleClick Bid Manager (DBM)—that detects when publishers are trying to trick advertisers.

07 December 2015

Trademark Issues: Selection, Protection, Registration, Use



trademark selection, registration, registerable,  protectable, protection, mark, trademarks, goods, services, United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, categories, arbitrary, fanciful, suggestive, descriptive, generic, federal trademark law, immoral, deceptive, scandalous, deceptively, misdescriptive, geographically, distinctive,  secondary meaning, consumers, confusion test, trademark use, adjective, infringement

source: Issues to Be Aware of When Seeking Trademark Protection | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP - JDSupra

04 December 2015

Copyright, Google: Digitize Millions of Books is Fair Use

Recent decision handed down by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that Google’s scanning of copyrighted books as part of its Library Project amounted to “fair use” and did not violate federal copyright law.--



Source: Google’s Effort to Digitize Millions of Books is Fair Use | Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP - JDSupra

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