Protecting Personal Data

During the past seven years, 45 states have enacted laws mandating consumer notifications if there is a theft of personal data from the company computers that can be used by thieves to perpetrate identity theft.  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also brought enforcement actions against companies for not properly protecting sensitive personal data.  The [more...]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The PRO-IP Act

By Nick Akerman and Lile Deinard In October, the federal government, with strong bipartisan support, reorganized its strategy and expanded the resources available to protect the nation’s intellectual property with the enactment of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, known as the PRO-IP Act, 15 U.S.C 8101.  The legislation was formulated in [more...]