Over the past several years regulation of crypto currency has been a point of discussion for the US Government. The rationale for regulations ranges from acquiring intelligence to combat the funding of terrorism, prosecuting participants in the black-market economy, and investigating drugs, child pornography, and human trafficking. But despite the […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
Senators Introduce Bill to Require Reporting of Cyber Incidents Within 24 Hours
on Tuesday, 24 August 2021 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
On July 21, 2021, U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) and a group of bipartisan co-sponsors introduced the Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021, which would establish a new set of breach disclosure requirements and a new reporting system with classified capabilities to support notification of cybersecurity incidents to the Cybersecurity and […]
The Cleveland Guardians: How a Local Roller Derby Team May Have Thrown a Major League Baseball Team a Major Curveball
on Tuesday, 24 August 2021 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
On July 23, 2021, the Cleveland Indians, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, announced that the team would soon have a new name: the Cleveland Guardians. According to team representatives, significant resources were spent in selecting the new name and ensuring that such name was available for use. It may […]
Supreme Court Modifies the Bounds of Assignor Estoppel
on Tuesday, 24 August 2021 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
The Supreme Court in Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., No. 20-440 (S. Ct. June 20, 2021) narrowed the doctrine of assignor estoppel by holding that an inventor that has assigned their patent rights may still challenge their own patent, provided that the challenge does not contradict explicit or implicit representations […]
Bank Regulators Issue Request for Comment on Proposed Guidance for Third-Party Risk Management
on Monday, 26 July 2021 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Earlier this month, three federal bank agencies – the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (each an “Agency” and, collectively, the “Agencies”) – issued a request for public comment related to joint guidance proposed […]
