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U.S. Trade-Secret Theft Prosecutions Target China and Are on the Rise Image

U.S. Trade-Secret Theft Prosecutions Target China and Are on the Rise

Phillip Bantz

The U.S. and China are in the midst of an escalating trade war and the DOJ has been prosecuting trade misappropriation cases against China with notable vigor as of late.

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Litigation over 'Ultra Music' Licensing Raises International Trademark Issues Image

Litigation over 'Ultra Music' Licensing Raises International Trademark Issues

Zach Schlein

A Miami, FL, federal jury ruled in favor of a Croatia-based production company in their trademark dispute with a titan of concerts, Ultra Music Festival.

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Understanding the Intersection Between GDPR and Cybersecurity

Jake Frazier & Anthony J. Ferrante

It's been about half a year since Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was activated, and corporate legal, privacy and compliance teams are beginning to adjust to the new lay of the land. We've seen early examples of enforcement activity, and those are helping organizations better understand the long-term landscape for compliance.

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Impact of EU's GDRP on Domain Registration

Zach Warren

Since the GDPR's implementation, the “WHOIS” service by which the general public could search registration information, including names and contact info, has been largely in a state of flux. It's now even tougher to find information, attorneys who work with domain registration say, which could concern entertainment and intellectual property holders who want to go after infringing websites.

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The 'New NAFTA' and How It Will Affect Intellectual Property Law Image

The 'New NAFTA' and How It Will Affect Intellectual Property Law

Lawrence E. Ashery 

The stage is set for the 24-year-old north American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to end and the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), which has implications for intellectual property, to take its place.

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How Entertainment and Media Brand Owners Can Prepare for Brexit Scenarios Image

How Entertainment and Media Brand Owners Can Prepare for Brexit Scenarios

William Stroever

Following the “Brexit” vote by the United Kingdom signaling its intent to leave the European Union, there was a rush of speculation and guesswork about how EU trademark and design rights would be treated. What progress has been made and what obstacles remain to a smooth transition?

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4 Takeways from EU Copyright Directive Vote Image

4 Takeways from EU Copyright Directive Vote

Dan Clark

In September, the European Parliament passed a new draft of the European Union (EU) Copyright Directive legislation championed by content creators and publishers, but decried by tech behemoths. The directive will have to go through more committee discussions and another parliamentary vote before it can become law, but this doesn't mean the polarizing legislation isn't already making in-house counsel nervous.

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The Blockchain Will Support GDPR, but Not How Most People Think Image

The Blockchain Will Support GDPR, but Not How Most People Think

Michael Smolenski

It's clear that the onset of GDPR regulations and a quickly changing consumer sentiment about the sensitivity and value of their personal data will reorient a company's interactions with their customers and their information. There will be some pain points in this transition, as Facebook investors recently demonstrated, but it doesn't have to be a unilateral downturn for the tech industry.

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Update on UK Sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering and Brexit

André Bywater & Jonathan Armstrong

This article provides a brief education about where things currently stand in the UK as regards to sanctions and anti-money laundering in the shifting sands of the Brexit process.

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General Data Protection Regulation: Defense or Offense? Image

General Data Protection Regulation: Defense or Offense?

Nina Cunningham

Ostensibly, GDPR's mission is to strengthen and unify the EU's protection of online privacy rights and promote data protection for citizens of the 28 countries currently in the EU. In the global economy, however, GDPR serves as an alarm to all countries with business flowing across Europe and well beyond. Where business flows, data follow.

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