Technology & Intellectual Property Update

When launching a new product line in your business, a key consideration and concern is protecting the brand surrounding the new product. The most obvious way to establish protection over a brand is through a trademark filing, which extends to protect the name and logo of the product. But consider […]

Recently, Alabama 1 and South Dakota 2 joined the other 48 States by enacting data breach legislation that requires entities (private or public) to notify individuals of security breaches of information involving personally identifiable information. While the South Dakota’s law followed the majority of its predecessors, the Alabama law imposes […]

Since the 2016 election, insiders for the financial services industry have predicted that the Trump Administration would bring not just a roll-back in federal regulation, but a different, more relaxed approach to enforcement as well. At the same time, others have predicted that any roll-back in federal oversight on the […]

In early 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, the most comprehensive data privacy law to date in the United States (the “Act”). The Act is intended to provide greater protection for consumer data gathered by businesses, and will become effective January 1, 2020. For a general […]

In early 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, the most comprehensive data privacy law to date in the United States (the “Act”). The Act is intended to provide greater protection for consumer data gathered by businesses, and will become effective January 1, 2020. For a general […]