Since August 3rd, 2019, US attorney representation is required for foreign parties to US trademark applications and proceedings
By Henry Park On July 2nd, the USPTO published a rule that requires foreign trademark applicants have a US attorney representing them before the USPTO (see Federal Register link) and the rule will become effective August 3, 2019. This rule is very similar to many...
Switzerland and online copyright protection
By Henry Park In April, the U.S. Trade Representative released the 2019 Section 301 report (see link to press release). The report calls out “foreign countries and expose[s] the laws, policies, and practices that fail to provide adequate and effective IP...
Recent US penalties for privacy violations
By Henry Park On July 22, the FTC settled with Equifax for $575 million (and potentially up to $700 million) over the 2017 data breach that affected approximately 147 million people (see link). On July 24, the FTC fined Facebook $5 billion for violating the terms of...