On June 7th, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling attempting to clarify the EU rules that protect registered geographical indications applicable to spirit drinks. The preliminary ruling responded to a request...

The United Kingdom became the 68th member of the Hague Union related to International Registration of Industrial Designs on June 13, 2018. As a result, the creators of Industrial Designs in the United Kingdom may file a single International...

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...