Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

Success or failure for a technology startup can be determined by an effective intellectual property (IP) strategy.

With the currently revolving door of directors at the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—which may soon be on its fourth director in 2025 alone...

The buzz around AI and advanced electronics continues to gather pace and, as a consequence, the importance of securing access to the most advanced semiconductor chips is a hot topic.

The Supreme Court of California held that it is a violation of California law for businesses to request and record a credit card holder’s ZIP code in connection with credit card transactions. Under California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971, businesses are prohibited from requesting that cardholders supply personal identification information in connection with credit card transactions.

In a case with major implications for retailers and marketers, the Supreme Court of California ruled on February 10, 2011 that state law prohibits businesses from requesting and recording ZIP codes from consumers prior to credit card transactions, including requests for use in marketing.

On March 11, 2011, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement with the social networking site Twitter regarding privacy failures on the site to adequately safeguard user information, which led to two high-profile hacker attacks in 2009.

This is part of a series of articles discussing recent orders of interest issued in patent cases by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

You are invited to listen to Episode 75 of Greenberg Traurig's Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, "New Cases on Statute of Limitations and Trade Secret Identification."

On March 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a trade secret misappropriation claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA")...

When a plaintiff wins a trademark infringement case against a corporation under the Lanham Act, can it seek the disgorgement of profits from a corporate affiliate that was not named.

Copper Moon is een koffiebrander uit Lafayette in Indiana. Het bedrijf is oorspronkelijk opgericht in 1960.

In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied Pepperdine University's request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Netflix and Warner Bros.