CBD, or cannabidiol, is one of the two most prominent molecules found in the cannabis plant. But unlike the other more well-known cannabinoid, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), CBD doesn't have any psychoactive properties.

On September 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury issued two new proposed regulations to the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA)...

A former Intel computer hardware engineer recently agreed to plead guilty to five counts of wire fraud in Massachusetts federal court stemming from his theft of 13 secret documents from Intel’s facility in Hudson, Massachusetts while he was an employee there in June 2008.

Late last month, Judge Cornelius J. Moriarty of the Massachusetts Superior Court granted summary judgment for a defendant company and two individual defendants on a trade secret misappropriation claim.

Law360 has posted a useful article by Ben Quarmby about the dangers of employee use of social media to a company's patents, trade secrets, and copyrights.

Just announced today — the amended PTAB Rules of trial practice will be published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2016 and take effect at the end of the month.

Petitioners often view the Petition as an opening salvo in what they expect will be a back-and-forth process.

Since the issuance of stay-at-home orders relating to COVID-19 on March 20, 2020, the state courthouses in New York have been mostly inaccessible to litigants, closing their doors to all "nonessential" matters, which includes most civil litigation matters.

Following the signing of Massachusetts' new sports wagering law by Governor Baker earlier in the month, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has released...

am just back from presenting at the New York Stock Exchange's program on Cyber Risks and the Boardroom, where I presented on The Role of Cyber Insurance.

As we have noted previously, in the wake of the ECJ's decision that undid the US-EU Safe Harbor, we were told that there would be no enforcement of the EU Directive until after January 31, to allow the US and EU to hammer out a new regime

The Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic...

Recent press reports of massive Chinese-sponsored hacking at the one-time telecom giant Nortel might cause you to throw up your hands and say, what chance do I have against such forces? A closer look suggests that there is much that can be done, and should be done, both in IT security and in the sale and acquisition of assets.

The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation has issued its first annual report on data breaches.

As part of implementing the EU-US Privacy Shield, on February 24, 2016, President Obama signed the Judicial Redress Act (H.R.1428/S.1600).

With the Solicitor General's decision not to seek Supreme Court review of the Ninth Circuit's decision in United States v. Nosal, "whether an employer can bring [Computer Fraud and Abuse Act] claims against employees who steal company data in violation of computer usage policies depends on where the employer can file suit."

On November 19, Foley Hoag and UK Trade & Investment presented a webinar discussing the latest developments following ECJ's decision to invalidate the US-EU Safe Harbor system.

The White House has finally released its long-anticipated report on consumer privacy.

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the "2010 Tax Relief Act") was enacted today. Among its provisions, the 2010 Tax Relief Act extends a tax benefit whereby gains from the sale of certain qualified small business stock ("QSBS") can qualify for a total exclusion from federal income taxation.

Recent legislation in the New York State Assembly reflects a growing governmental interest in blockchain as a technology in cybersecurity systems.