Technology giant Apple Inc. (“Apple”) was recently hauled into a Texas federal court for copyright infringement of skin tone emoji sets by the apparent creator of these well-known emojis, Cub Club Investment, LLC (“CCI”). In 2013, Katrina A. Parrott (“Parrott”), CCI’s founder, developed five skin tone emoji sets named iDiversicons […]
On December 4, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (the “HHS”) amended the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (the “PREP Act”) to institute further countermeasures against COVID-19 and prepare for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. We are pleased to provide the five key takeaways […]
A Critical Lesson for Every Marketing and Product Team By: SLG Staff Zoom, one of the biggest winners during the Coronavirus era, clearly needs to brush up on its new product clearance procedures. How did Zoom step into hot water? Well, someone there apparently had a great idea to launch […]
In a huge break for Costco Wholesale Corp. (“Costco”), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York recently reversed a $21 million trademark infringement award in favor of famed jeweler Tiffany & Co. (“Tiffany”), giving Costco the opportunity to argue that its use of the word […]
HIPAA[1] is a complex healthcare privacy law that applies to many global technology companies which serve the U.S. healthcare industry. Tech companies that are deemed Business Associates under HIPAA should implement the following technical safeguards from the first day of operations:[2] ACCESS RESTRICTIONS. To ensure that only authorized personnel have […]