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June 4, 2018 Following the recent landmark Supreme Court decision striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”), New York State Assemblyman Gary Pretlow said that he expects to introduce a bill before the Assembly this week that would legalize sports gambling in the State. In order for the bill to become law, […]
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June 1, 2018 On May 22, 2018, the State of Vermont enacted the country’s first law of its kind: a regulatory scheme governing data brokers. Data Brokers search for and collect consumer data points from multiple sources and sell that information to service providers, such as marketing companies, political campaigns, and credit reporting agencies. In
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May 31, 2018 On May 25, 2018, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) went into effect with the aim of standardizing data protection laws for businesses that, among other things, collect, retain and/or use the personal data of European Union (“EU”) residents. Businesses across the world are trying to determine what impact the GDPR data
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May 30, 2018 Before filing a trademark/service mark (the “mark”) application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), one should assess the strength of the subject mark and research its availability in the USPTO database. Once it is determined that the mark may be available and registerable, then an application may be filed.
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May 23, 2018 In the wake of the landmark Supreme Court decision striking the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”), one of its original authors, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, has said that he intends to introduce a bill that would legalize sports gambling on a federal level. Among the reasons that Senator Hatch believes
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May 22, 2018 The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced that it reached a proposed settlement in an alleged invention-promotion business scam with Mr. Scott Cooper and his companies, World Patent Marketing, Inc. and Desa Industries, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”). The FTC investigation led to the filing of a formal complaint against the Defendants alleging that
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May 21, 2018 On May 14, 2018, a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action lawsuit filed by Plaintiff John Herrick (“Herrick”) in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against Defendant GoDaddy.com, LLC (“GoDaddy”) was dismissed. The TCPA prohibits the making of any call, including sending text messages, using an automatic
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May 18, 2018 In the wake of the landmark Supreme Court decision striking the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), Assemblyman Adam Gray has announced his intention to move forward with plans to amend California’s constitution in order to legalize sports gambling. What are the prospects of legalized sports gambling in California?
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