Technology & Intellectual Property Update

While businesses prepare to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), Nevada quietly passed an amendment to its online privacy law that requires businesses to offer consumers a right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. The amended law will be effective October 1, 2019 – three […]

The United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that a trademark applicant’s mark—one that sounds a lot like the “F-word”—is entitled to a trademark registration. The result of that decision is considered a victory for free speech. In Iancu v. Brunetti, Erik Brunetti sought federal registration of the mark […]

Hackers and scammers have attempted to hijack email accounts and convince unsuspecting victims to transfer money overseas using multiple scam scenarios: lottery scams, the grandparent scams, dating scams, and more. But recently the number of scam emails focusing on hijacking the emails of executives of larger companies has significantly increased. […]

After two years, consumers finally have the next step toward ultimate resolution of the Equifax data breach that resulted in the compromise of 147 million individual’s personal information. A proposed settlement to a class action suit was submitted to a federal judge on July 22, 2019. The proposed settlement would […]

In February of 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) released new guidance (“Guidance”) regarding school resource officers, school law enforcement units, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”). FERPA applies to all education agencies and institutions receiving funds from the Department. However, the Guidance frequently notes that […]