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Almost half of the States in the U.S. have enacted some version of an online personal or consumer data privacy statute. The statutes all use a similar framework that requires data collectors and processors to provide notices, obtain consent, and comply with mandates and prohibitions. For example, all of the online data privacy statutes require […]

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals — located in San Francisco — partially struck down California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“CAADCA”). See Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.99.28 et seq. The CAADCA was passed in 2022 by the California State Assembly. The CAADCA was enacted to protect the online privacy of children — persons under the […]

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Trademark creation and use are both essential for the success of modern businesses. Trademarks are logos, words, phrases, designs, marks, and other things that consumers use to identify a business as the commercial source for goods or services. Trademarks are generally registered and can be valid for as long as the trademark is being used […]

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