On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a unanimous 2016 jury verdict that held that Google’s use of Oracle’s Java programming language in the development of its highly-successful Android platform...

Article 35 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) states that a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is required when the “processing of data is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons.” DPIAs...

The European Commission issued a communication on January 24, 2018 to the European Parliament and the Council regarding the status of completed as well as ongoing work in preparation for the May 25, 2018 effective date of the General Data Protection...

On January 18, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstated the Washington Redskins’ federal trademark registrations which were originally cancelled by the Trademark Trials and Appeals Board (“TTAB”) in 2014. To learn more...

The Cleveland Indians recently announced they will stop using the Chief Wahoo logo on player uniforms and limit the use of the logo as to preserve federal trademark rights, as the logo is considered to be offensive to many Native Americans. To learn...

The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR 2016/679) is now in effect. An introduction to this regulation by Janet Cord is available in our Education...