Worldwide: Intellectual Property

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.

In a groundbreaking decision with significant implications for businesses operating in digital asset markets, luxury goods, and experiential entertainment...

You are invited to listen to Episode 80 of Greenberg Traurig's Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, "Statute of Limitations, Scope of Permitted Trade Secret Use, and Reasonable Measures."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit provided important guidance regarding pleading standards for claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) in Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Rufeng Bitztehc, Inc.

After years of preparation and a decidedly rocky start to ICANN’s New gTLD Program due to a glitch in the gTLD application system, the applications are in, and ICANN will soon begin evaluating the TLD candidates.

Over the past decade, pundits have predicted that new companies harnessing the internet and related electronic devices would bring about the end of the record industry, print newspapers, and brick-and-mortar bookstores.

The Internet is about to become a much bigger and more complex place for trademark owners.

Our latest edition of the Asia IP & TMT Quarterly Review addresses the latest cybersecurity, data privacy, and intellectual property developments in Hong Kong, China and Singapore.

Back-to-school season is a parade of freshly sharpened pencils, crisp exercise books and backpacks still untested by the chaos of buses...

Online shopping is here to stay, and so are trademark concerns for e-commerce shopping platforms.