Technology & Intellectual Property Update

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

On June 14, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari by summary disposition in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., vacating the decision of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and remanding the case to the Ninth Circuit for further consideration in view of the Supreme Court’s recent decision […]

Connecticut became the latest state to provide an incentive for private entities to adopt cybersecurity frameworks and a safe-harbor from private causes of action resulting from cyber breaches.  The state joins Ohio and Utah in providing such protections under its Cybersecurity Standards Act.[1]  The law provides protections to businesses from […]