Category: Business Law

Semiconductor chips are found in almost any type of electronic these days, fulfilling a huge area of uses to the designer and consumer alike. Considering how widely used these products are today, one might reasonably assume that anybody can make them a…

Individuals often assume that their trademark is fully protected once their trademark application has passed an examiner’s inspection, but the process is more complex than that. Procedural forms called oppositions can be filed by third parties to challenge a pending trademark application. When a pending application receives notice of opposition, it roughly translates to someone […]

“We are in the era of big data. With a smartphone now in nearly every pocket, a computer in nearly every household, and an ever-increasing number of Internet-connected devices in the marketplace, the amount of consumer data flowing throughout the economy continues to increase rapidly.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves, so we didn’t […]

PTG Nevada, LLC, a movie producer and developer, recently filed a copyright infringement complaint in the Eastern District of Michigan (PTG Nevada, LLC v Does 1-5, Case No. 2:16-cv-10125). A copy of the complaint can be found here, but to summarize: PTG Nevada has filed suit against five John Doe defendants (Does 1-5) who they […]

Ken Kratz is probably best known as the local prosecutor who put Stephen Avery in prison for murder in Manitowoc County, WI, as documented in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” For this and several other reasons, he’s got a pretty comprehensive presence on the Internet: a Google search for “ken kratz” comes up with about 190,000 hits, few of which paint a flattering or positive picture. From bad Yelp reviews to accusations of prosecutorial malpractice to coverage of a long-ago sexting scandal, it’s easy to see why Ken Kratz might want Google to remove links to those negative articles and posts.

The Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Possessed by Private Persons) is Mexico’s federal law that allows Mexico’s Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection (IFAI) to regulate and enforce data privacy and security.   The law, which was […]

Reading labels on various alcohol bottles can be a challenging process, and it looks as though it’s only going to get more difficult in coming years. Last year a federal judge dismissed several claims against Tito’s “Handmade” vodka. Now, craft distillers are taking a stand and voicing their opinion on the authenticity of the market and how “craft” may become a loosely defined term.

In 2005, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a forum for 21 countries in the Pacific Rim that works to establish free trade in the region, published a Privacy Framework to promote the “development of effective privacy protections that avoid barriers to information flows, ensure continued trade, and economic growth in the APEC region.” 

One of the biggest obstacles that can come up in registering a trademark is the potential for a trademark application to be challenged by an outside party. When pending marks have been challenged by a third party, the applicant has the right to defend their own mark for validity, using one of several defenses. These […]

Facebook could be in trouble as a class-action suit against Shutterfly, brought by a Chicago man, is now able to move forward. The claim relates to alleged misuse of biometric data by the company. Facebook uses similar technology to Shutterfly for face…