Specialty Group: Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Cybersecurity

1. Bad Faith Provisions Against Trademark Squatters and Agents The Fourth Amendment to the Trademark Law took effect in November 2019. In an effort to tackle bad faith trademark squatting and hoarding, the updated law i ...

Author: Nicola Rochon The UK Government made an important announcement on 19 November that is a major change to its service rules where a UK address is required for service. It will have a significant impact on represen ...

Author: Lynn Lazaro, Partner, Kochhar & Co. The Copyright Office of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has invited comments and suggestions to amend the Copyright Act before November ...

The ICO has announced its decision to fine the Marriott hotel chain £18.4m for a 2014 data breach that led to over 300 million guest records being accessed as part of a cyber attack. Whilst still a sizeable fine, this f ...