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[] To ensure delivery to your mailbox please add domain @lexology.com to your safe senders list [View in Browser]( [Lexology]( [My Account]( | [About]( | [Search Archive (1,102,241 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [Zoom fails to shake privacy litigation]( Compliance Analysis PRO Compliance A US federal court has dismissed some, but not all, of a class action lawsuit over Zoom’s allegedly shoddy privacy and data security practices. [Brand Protection Today Article 6: Making the Most of the UDRP]( InfoLawGroup LLP Welcome back to our ongoing series on brand protection! Previously, we have discussed selecting your mark, tools to monitor and protect your mark… [New “.cfd” Domain Extension Tailored to Capture the Virtual Runway]( Duane Morris LLP ShortDot, a domain name registry company, has announced the launch of .cfd (#ClothingFashionDesign), a specialized generic top-level domain (gTLD)… [Not All Domain Names Are Registrable, Even After Booking.com]( Akerman LLP The question of whether a generic term combined with the .com gTLD extension could serve as a trademark was settled last July, when the U.S. Supreme… [New York DFS Fines Mortgage Lender in Cybersecurity Enforcement Action]( New York Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP New York’s Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) announced on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, that an independent mortgage lender, Residential Mortgage… [Is deidentification the silver bullet to allowing service providers to use personal information for their own purposes?]( California Greenberg Traurig LLP The CCPA states that a service provider must be contractually prohibited from “retaining, using, or disclosing the personal information [provided to… [ORGANIZATIONS USING MICROSOFT EXCHANGE MAIL SERVER FACE SEVERE CYBERSECURITY THREAT]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP This month, the cybersecurity research firm Volexity found a series of four critical security vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Exchange Server software… [How to talk to IT and Security about Hafnium]( Paul Hastings LLP If you are responsible for privacy compliance at an organization, and have not yet been involved in the response to a major security threat to… [Remote Online Notarization Across State Lines]( North Carolina Hogan Lovells Most of us are all too familiar with the challenges of finding and meeting with a notary when needed to witness the signing of official documents… [2021 E-Discovery Trends and Predictions]( Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP It’s no secret that, over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to stay home and conduct more of our lives online: business dinners were… [Creative Crypto: IP Implications of Selling Creative Works Tied to Non-Fungible Tokens]( Latham & Watkins LLP As the market heats up for art-related NFTs, buyers should be aware of limitations on their rights to use those works… [US: Cyber Risk: Facing Off Against Employee Monitoring Requirements]( DLA Piper Global companies face increased pressure to adopt strong cyber risk mitigation measures in today's rapidly evolving cyber threat-heavy business… [Orange Man Bad (and it’s ok to call him a Nazi on Facebook)]( Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados In some ways, Donald Trump has been a gift that keeps on giving. Such a polarizing and controversial public figure, widely unpopular with mainstream… [The “Robinhood Effect” on Due Diligence]( Nardello & Co Until recently, many Wall Street professionals viewed individual retail investors as minor players in the equity market with little power to drive… [Two of BBB National Programs’ Self-Regulatory Watchdogs Bring Azerion Gaming Website and App into Compliance with Privacy Best Practices]( BBB National Programs Inc Two self-regulatory watchdog units of BBB National Programs, the Digital Advertising Accountability Program (DAAP) and the Children's Advertising… [Generations Winter 2021 - A Winning Play: New Investment Opportunities Emerge Amid Continually Rising Sports Franchise Valuations]( Day Pitney LLP An ownership stake in a professional sports franchise has historically presented a unique investment opportunity that has consistently performed at a… [FBI Warns Companies of “Almost Certain” Threats from Deepfakes]( Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP On March 10, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI or Bureau) issued a Private Industry Notification (PIN) advising companies that… [What’s in a Name: SDNY Grants Preliminary Injunction Enforcing Contractual Bar Against Designer’s Use of Her Own Name]( New York Akerman LLP In a fifty-seven-page Memorandum Opinion and order, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a fashion brand… [NFT Sales Launch, Fintech Firms Launch Crypto Initiatives, NY DFS Approves Crypto Firms, CFTC and IRS Target Crypto Crimes, DeFi Project Hacked]( Baker & Hostetler LLP Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) rule the blockchain world this week, with numerous high-profile campaigns making headlines. Digital artist Beeple sold… [Video Game Streamers: Free promotion, copyright infringement, or both?]( Fasken Just before New Year, a controversial piece of US legislation tucked into a COVID-19 relief package had people who stream video gameplay online… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Changes to .au domain name rules - Implications for Australian trade mark owners]( Shelston IP Pty Ltd The new rules introduce several changes to the previous eligibility rules applying to .au domain names. One of these changes may have implications in… [The Hafnium Attack: evolving risk of cyber-attacks for the finance sector]( Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Recently email servers of the European Banking Authority (EBA) were compromised as part of a zero-day exploit cyber-attack. We recently warned of the… [Rightmove successfully proves similarity in ‘.uk’ dispute]( World Trademark Review Renowned real estate property portal Rightmove has recovered the domain name 'righttrade.uk' through the '.uk' registry Nominet's domain dispute… [.HOTEL : Fegistry, Radix, and Domain Venture Partners v. ICANN]( IP Twins Three registries applying for the delegation of the .HOTEL (Fegistry, Radix, and Domain Venture Partners) sued the Internet Corporation for Assigned… [Google reveal planned changes to Ad Tech Policy]( Addleshaw Goddard LLP Google have announced an overhaul of their Ad Tech policy, revealing plans to remove third-party cookies from Chrome browsers, meaning that adverts… [.HOTEL : Fegistry, Radix, et Domain Venture Partners c. ICANN]( IP Twins Les procédures liées à la délégation du nouveau gTLD .HOTEL continuent de s’accumuler. Dernièrement, trois des registres candidats, à savoir Fegistry… [Busting Five Common Misconceptions about Legal AI]( Onit Inc Most businesses recognize the benefits of legal AI - especially for processes such as contract management. Besides reducing financial pressure on… [The use of artificial intelligence in life sciences and the protection of the IP rights]( Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff SC Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the life-sciences industry by making discoveries from massive biological data using machine… [Climate change: A catalyst for agritech?]( Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Climate change is perhaps the most rapidly evolving threat that has had and will continue to have a significant direct impact on the lives of the… [From acclimate to “hack-climate”]( Rouse Most businesses rank climate volatility and cybersecurity as the top two threats to the global economy and yet, they treat them as a compliance… [An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure: How OEMs Can Protect Brand Strength In A Dealer Termination]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP With the dramatic expansion of e-commerce in automobile sales in recent years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, many now predict that this… Other top stories [Britain’s Harry and Meghan Dish the Dirt to Oprah: Tips for Handling Trash-Talking Ex-Employees]( [Did You Know That Blockchains Can Help You, Too?]( [State AG Updates: March 1-5, 2021]( [Cybersecurity Alert: FAA Releases New Rules Concerning Drone Use]( [New Requirements for Health Care Companies: CCPA and Proposed HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes]( [BREAKING: US Representative Suzan DelBene Introduces Federal Privacy Bill]( [Virginia Becomes Second State To Adopt Comprehensive Privacy Law]( [Corellium’s Bite of Apple’s iOS for Security Research Is Fair Use but DMCA Claims Loom]( [Current Status of Electronic Signatures Law and Presumption of Authenticity in Japan: Can a Handwritten Signature or “Hanko” Be Omitted?]( [BREAKING NEWS: US Representative Suzan DelBene Proposes Comprehensive Privacy Legislation]( International developments [At a glance: electronic contracts in India]( [Artificial Intelligence and Product Liability: Catching up with the Future]( [An interview with Schoenherr discussing digital transformation in Austria]( [Electronic Commerce, Social Media and Franchising]( [In review: digital markets, funding and payment services in Hong Kong]( [Copyright and the Internet: CJEU Provides Clarity on Linking in Bild-Kunst Decision]( [In brief: IP and data protection for fintech businesses in Luxembourg]( [Social media and hate crime: are the UK and EU becoming any safer?]( [At a glance: electronic contracts in Brazil]( [Social media advertising and marketing - when to #hashtag and when not to?]( Event notice [2021 Ports series | Ports and procurement: modern slavery]( Holding Redlich Online, 8 June 2021 [2021 Ports series | The rise of hydrogen: threats and opportunities for port owners and operators]( Holding Redlich Online, 3 August 2021 [2021 Ports series | Data security and opportunities for Ports: what this means for you]( Holding Redlich Online, 12 October 2021 [Digital Accessibility Webinar: Demystifying WCAG 2.0 and Other Best Practices]( McMillan LLP Online, 20 April 2021 [Unsubscribe]( | [Disclaimer]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Contact]( [Law Business Research]( [© 2006-2021 Law Business Research](