BuchalterNemer By Amanda Alameddine, Esq. Katy Perry runs into trademark trouble in her attempt to register a “Left shark” design mark. Here’s what happened and what you can do to avoid a similar fate. To the merriment of Left Shark fans everywhere, Katy Perry has struck a hurdle in her attempt to obtain trademark registrations […]
Xerox-xls.com – In February, the White House appointed DJ Patil as the first “chief data scientist” in U.S. history in order to address the challenges of Big Data, who will be tasked with trying to use that data to create efficiencies, promote innovation and unlock economic potential. Businesses face a similar situation in dealing with
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Sutherland Asbill & Brennan – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued proposed regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regarding employer-provided wellness programs that were published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2015. The proposed regulations are intended to reconcile rules under the ADA with rules the tri-agency task force1 previously
White & Case – ECtHR rules that French dawn raids in Vinci/GTM case breached fundamental rights Jacquelyn F. MacLennan, Mark D. Powell, Jean-Paul Tran Thiet, Genevra Forwood The European Court of Human Rights (the “ECtHR”) has ruled in the Vinci case that the circumstances surrounding the electronic removal of documents and computer files during a
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Slaughter and May has released a briefing paper on the months ahead for Greece with details about the country since the election and the likely scenarios in the future months. The Greek Parliamentary elections of 25 January 2015 marked a watershed in Greek and, potentially, European politics with the victory of a left-wing and overtly
Drinker Biddle – By Patrick M. Harrington and Sandra K. Jones According to their recent press release, Intrexon Corp (NYSE:XON) recently purchased a Canadian specialty food producer, namely Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc., the inventor of the “Arctic®” apple. If you have not yet heard about Arctic Apples in the news, these are everyday apples that
King & Spalding — Earlier this month, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) released an April agenda in which he designated the upcoming week to passing legislation to secure cyber networks and prevent data breaches. Making good on that promise, the House will vote Wednesday and Thursday on two bills to promote cybersecurity information sharing,
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Wilson Elser – Authors: Adam R. Bialek, Gregory N. Brescia The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, more commonly known as ICANN, has recently approved more than a thousand new general top-level domains (gTLDs), which are anticipated to launch over the next few years. Challenging the stalwart gTLDs (.com, .net, .org, .gov and .edu),
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Holland & Knight – If you surf Yelp before booking a restaurant, shop eBay to find bargains, or scan the HuffPo blogs for emerging political thought, thank Congress. And enjoy the free-range Internet times we live in. They may be fleeting. In 1996, in a bold, bygone bipartisan effort, lawmakers made it possible for the
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Loeb & Loeb – Recent legislation provides a framework for inheritance rights of children conceived after the death of one or both parents in very specific circumstances. Background – How We Got Here: It has always been possible for a child, conceived during the lives of both parents, to be born after one of them
