Some Much-Needed (Applicant-Friendly) Clarification on Priority Claims at the European Patent Office On October 10, 2023, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued a consolidated decision in… Read More → October 24, 2023
Red Cross Creates Rules for Civilian Hackers in Conflict Zones The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has taken a new step to regulate the activities of civilian hackers… Read More → October 24, 2023
New Crypto Initiatives Launch; California Governor Signs Digital Financial Assets Law; Bank Regulators Address Crypto Risks; Enforcement Actions Continue Financial Firm Completes CBDC Pilot; Exchanges Launch P2P Trading Platform – A major U.S. financial services firm recently published a… Read More → October 24, 2023
Cadre Services Targeted in Ransomware Attack; Hackers Leak Some Stolen Data, Including SSNs Recently, reports began surfacing about a data breach at Cadre Services, a staffing company based in Appleton, Wisconsin. While the… Read More → October 24, 2023
The Arizona Legislature’s Enactment of A.R.S. § 4-312(B) Abrogated Common Law Dramshop Claims The Arizona Supreme Court held today in Torres v. JAI Dining Servs. (Phx.) Inc., that the constitution does not protect… Read More → October 24, 2023
American Family Insurance Confirms Reports of Cyber Attack, Raising Consumers’ Concerns Over a Possible Data Breach Last week, American Family Insurance (“American Family”) confirmed that the recent IT issues the company has been dealing with were… Read More → October 24, 2023
California’s Digital Fair Repair Act (SB 244) Governor Gavin Newsom recently approved California’s SB 244, also referred to as the Right to Repair Act, positioning California as… Read More → October 24, 2023
Wescom Credit Union Announces Data Breach Following Cybersecurity Incident at Vendor Barracuda Network, Inc. On October 20, 2023, Wescom Credit Union (“Wescom”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine… Read More → October 24, 2023
California Delete Act: An Aggressive New Approach to Regulating Data Brokers On October 10, Governor Newsom signed the Delete Act ( SB 362) into law, which amends California’s current data broker… Read More → October 21, 2023
ACTION REQUIRED TO AVOID FINES! DEADLINE APPROACHING: Florida Pharmacy Benefit Managers Must Be Licensed as a Third-Party Administrator by January 1, 2024 Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) take note! Under Florida’s new Prescription Drug Reform Act, PBMs must be licensed as an insurance… Read More → October 21, 2023