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Amicus Briefing in Amgen v. Sanofi: The Rest of the Story – Part II
The Supreme Court’s consideration of the standards for satisfying the enablement provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 112(a) has been occasioned for the first time in over a century by the Court’s granting certiorari in Amgen v. Sanofi. This has not surprisingly generated a great deal of interest and amicus briefing….By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff…
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Court of Justice of the European Union holds non-material damages stemming from unlawful data processing may be eligible for compensation
On May 4, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment concluding that while not every infringement of the EU’s data protection law gives rise, by itself, to a right to compensation, non-material damage resulting from unlawful processing of data can be eligible for compensation……By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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District Court dismisses FTC’s privacy claims against data broker with leave to amend
On May 4, the U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio issued two separate rulings in a pair of related disputes between the FTC and a data broker. The disputes center around accusations made by the FTC last August that the data broker violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by unfairly selling precise…
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IP Challenges and Risks Unique to AI – Part I
Businesses are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to innovate. This trend brings about new risks to intellectual property (IP), including new challenges in procuring IP protection and new risks of IP infringement. Part I of this two-part post will focus on IP procurement….By: Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider
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Product Liability Update – April 2023
MASSACHUSETTS – First Circuit Holds Failure-To-Warn Claims Against Drug Manufacturer Preempted By Federal Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act Because Animal Studies Cited By Plaintiffs Did Not Demonstrate Risks Beyond Those In Studies Already Submitted To FDA And Hence Were Not “Newly Acquired Information” Permitting Defendant To Change Its FDA Approved Labeling, And There Was “Clear…
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Gaston College Looks into Possible Data Breach Following Recent Ransomware Attack
On March 3, 2023, Gaston College posted a “System Interruption” notice after the school confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that may have jeopardized confidential student and faculty information contained on the school’s computer network. While Gaston College is still in the process of investigating the incident, the school is reviewing…
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ARC Document Solutions, Inc. Experiences Data Breach in the Wake of Recent Cyberattack
On May 10, 2023, ARC Document Solutions, Inc. (“ARC”) filed a notice of data breach with the Montana Attorney General after confirming that an unauthorized party was able to access files stored on the company’s computer network that contained confidential consumer information. While ARC has yet to publicly disclose the specific data types that were…
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Fontainebleau Florida Hotel, LLC Notifies 18,653 Individuals of Recent Data Breach
On May 9, 2023, Fontainebleau Florida Hotel, LLC (“Fontainebleau Hotel”) filed a notice of data breach with the Office of the Maine Attorney General after learning that confidential consumer information stored on the company’s computer network was accessed by an unauthorized party. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party…
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Ukraine’s Advances Near Bakhmut Expose Rifts in Russian Forces
Russia’s pro-war bloggers were quick to claim that Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive had begun, but Ukrainian officials downplayed the advances.
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Thousands of Guns Turned in After 2 Mass Shootings in Serbia
The unregistered weapons were handed over to the authorities as the government vows to disarm the country after two mass shootings.
