Posts Tagged: Data
Supremes Deny 101 Appeal Dealing with Electronic Data and Electromagnetic Signals
On Monday, December 3rd, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari in Carl M. Burnett v. Panasonic Corporation, declining to take up …
Sensitive personal data in HR functions: climbing the ladder of legal bases
The GDPR's entry into force has forced HR teams across the US and EU to re-evaluate the ways in which they justify the use of personal data …
The GDPR In Full Effect: What Will Happen to WHOIS?
It has been a long time coming, but the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is almost here. This new privacy regulation requires substantial changes to the collection …
Computer history, nothing abstract to be found
Computers, processors, memories and transmission equipment are devices or machines. All these machines, as configured systems, have a documented history of addressing concrete technical problems that were …
CAFC affirms invalidity of geographic map visualization patent asserted against Google Earth
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit entered a non-precedential decision in Art+Com Innovation Pool GmbH v. Google LLC, which affirmed a lower court’s …
Here’s why the Equifax lawsuit could have far-reaching consequences
To get the case off the ground, the court will decide whether Equifax can be sued in the first place – it's tricky, because different federal circuits disagree …
Is HTIA’s general counsel John Thorne a patent troll?
John Thorne was VP and deputy general counsel for Verizon during its legal battle against former American cable television company Cablevision where Verizon asserted a series of …
Data: It Is Lurking Everywhere, Especially in the Shadows
ShadowIT involves workers’ use of unsanctioned products and applications to perform the work of the business enterprise. In other words, ShadowIT occurs when employees use their personal …
Data tracking for targeted ads puts Windows 10 under French data regulator’s crosshairs
Recently, Windows 10 data tracking has gotten Microsoft into legal troubles with a data regulatory agency that has been engaged with data privacy activism in the past. France’…
Will the Federal Circuit’s Enfish ruling have broader implications for data storage patents in general?
Days before this Federal Circuit decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued its decision for Informatica Corp. v. Protegrity Corp. The patent at issue in …
How Artificial Intelligence Helps Lawyers Compete in today’s Data-driven World
The law waits for no one and neither does AI, which has already made a lasting impact in many areas of business, including the practice of law. …
Uber’s $50 billion valuation propped up by data mining practices
Is Uber really a technology company? Essentially, Uber runs a car service and at first glance the company is no more a technology company than any other …
IBM patents continues push into virtual worlds, eBooks and more
We found another pair of patents related to digital worlds, an area where IBM has been active of late. A system for ensuring that the highest number …
Data Mining Lessons Applied to Analyzing Patent Documents
Recently, we have seen two examples where the use of patent analytics have had a significant impact on the economic valuation of a collection of patents. The …
Bringing Digital Government to the Patent Office
In order to file an application or view outgoing correspondence online, the practitioner must authenticate using a private certificate and password. The process relies on an antiquated …
