On September 30, 2019, California adopted the Fair Pay to Play Act, which will grant student athletes at California-based universities and colleges to profit off of their likeness and to hire agents to help them do so. Prior to the Fair Pay to Play Act, student athletes at California institutions […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
A Victory for Trademark Licensees in Bankruptcy—Supreme Court’s Ruling in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC
on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
In what some are calling a landmark opinion, the United States Supreme Court held that a bankrupt licensor cannot terminate the rights of its licensees to utilize its trademark. Mission Prod. Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, 139 S. Ct. 1652 (2019). When an individual or an entity files for bankruptcy, […]
Federal Privacy Law Update: is “Mind Your Own Privacy” the Frankenstein’s Monster of Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation?
on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
The latest move in the ever-changing privacy regulation landscape introduces a new and much more serious consequence to the conversation: criminalization of lies told to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) by senior executives of tech companies. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) shared his official version of his “Mind Your Own Privacy” […]
Recent Settlement Agreements Indicate the FTC is All-In on Data Security
on Thursday, 26 September 2019 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
In the first half of 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) entered into settlement agreements with several entities whose data security programs were inadequate or non-existent. Unlike previous settlements, these recent settlement agreements impose specific security requirements rather than “reasonable security safeguards.” The FTC’s most recent settlement agreement with LightYear […]
New Hampshire Data Law Extends Security Requirements to Insurance Providers
on Thursday, 26 September 2019 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
New Hampshire signed into law Senate Bill 194-FN, the Insurance Data Security Law, on August 2, 2019, which requires insurers licensed in New Hampshire to implement an information security program, investigate cybersecurity events, and report such cybersecurity events to the New Hampshire insurance commissioner. This law is effective January 1, […]
