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Battle Royale: Alpha Modus Sues Walgreens for Patent Infringement

Brett Trout

This case underscores the importance of protecting intellectual property and of conducting intellectual property due diligence before launching new technology. According to the lawsuit: Alpha Modus approached Cooler Screens in January 2020 about licensing its patents. Walgreens ignored all three letters.

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Cyber Security Compliance for Legal Businesses: What You Need to Know

MatterSuite

According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), in 2020, there were 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crime, resulting in an estimated loss of $4.2 In 2020, the American Bar Association reported that over 25% of law firms had experienced a data breach, with smaller firms being particularly vulnerable.

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Pandemic-Related Legal Ethics Opinions: A Compendium

LawSites

District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Opinion 24-20 (March 23, 2020). Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2020-300 (April 10, 2020). New York County Lawyers Association Formal Opinion 754-2020 (Aug. If you know of others, please send them to me at ambrogi-at-gmail.com.

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Eight Legal Software Solutions for Eight Fields of Law

Attorney at Work

I’d like to shine the spotlight on emerging vertical tools that address the needs of lawyers in specific fields like immigration, family law, or (my field) intellectual property. I specialize in Intellectual property law, not employment or personal injury. Field of law: Intellectual property.

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Data Retention Policy: what is it, and why is it needed?

Legal IT Group

From the imposed significant fines and identified violations, it becomes evident that proper and, most importantly, time-limited retention of personal data is an essential element of GDPR compliance. Therefore, the Data Retention Policy is a comprehensive document that is an important tool for GDPR compliance. a fine of 800,000 euros.

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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

But this new era of AI has not come without controversy, as authors and rights holders have launched waves of litigation against the companies that trained and released generative AI models, as well as their investors and affiliates, alleging violations of intellectual property rights. 2020); Stevens v. Meta Platforms, Inc. ,

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The Highest-growth Legal Practice Areas in 2024 and Beyond

Clio

Intellectual Property (IP) Intellectual property cases can get complex and challenging depending on the medium and parties involved. Typically, when a copyright owner sells their intellectual property to a third partner, the original owner doesn’t benefit from the increased valuation of that property.