Courts

Republic of Korea’s Highest Court Upholds Landmark KFTC Corrective Order in Support of FRAND

Last month, the Supreme Court of Korea, the Republic of Korea's highest court, issued an important ruling that will have a wide impact on standard essential patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing practices. In December 2016, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) issued a Corrective Order against [...]

By actonline|2018-09-20T16:35:00-04:00December 13th, 2017|Blog, Courts, FRAND, Innovation and IP, Patents|

Highly Impactful U.S. Federal Court Decision on Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad: Status, Next Steps, and Other Moving Pieces

On January 24th, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined the U.S. government’s request for an en banc rehearing of the Circuit’s landmark Microsoft vs. United States decision. This refusal to revisit its July 2016-issued decision affirmed that U.S. law enforcement cannot arbitrarily demand access to data stored [...]

By Brian Scarpelli, Emily Baker|2018-09-20T17:10:49-04:00January 25th, 2017|Blog, Courts, Privacy, Tech Regulation|