The EU Parliament is about to adopt a crowdfunding regulation that will enable ‘European crowdfunding service providers’ (ECSPs) to facilitate businesses raising funding directly from investors across the EU far more easily than they can today. The regulation calls for the related funds flows to be handled under payment services regulation, and adds operational and prudential requirements […]
The 6th Annual ‘Future of Law’ Forum Thursday, 24 September 2020 11.45am – 4.30pm LexTech, a legal technology company, invites you to the 2020 Future of Law Forum, which this year is called the “Digital Legal Day”. This takes place on Thursday, 24th September. The theme for this year brings practical digital solutions in commercial, […]
HIPAA[1] is a complex healthcare privacy law that applies to many global technology companies which serve the U.S. healthcare industry. Tech companies that are deemed Business Associates under HIPAA face significant liability for the following 5 HIPAA violations, among others.[2] NON-COMPLIANCE. Failure to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule.[3] FAILURE TO REPORT. Failure to report data breaches.[4] […]
HIPAA[1] is a complex healthcare privacy law that applies to many global technology companies which serve the U.S. healthcare industry. We are pleased to provide plain English definitions of the following key HIPAA terms.[2] COVERED ENTITY. The term “Covered Entity” includes a broad range of health care professionals, hospitals, and health care plans. PHI. The term “PHI” […]
HIPAA[1] is a complex healthcare privacy law that applies to many global technology companies that serve the U.S. healthcare industry. We are pleased to provide our top five HIPAA tips for Medtech companies. YOU MUST COMPLY. Even without signing a Business Associate Contract, if your company receives individually identifiable health information (“PHI”) from health care professionals, hospitals, health […]
FOREWORD BY EDITOR, ANDREW CHILVERS Intellectual property and the challenges of globalisation When the US Supreme Court recently ruled that Booking.com could trademark its domain name, the decision was a game changer for online businesses the world over. The court decided by an 8-1 ruling that adding a “.com” combination to a generic word is […]
HIPAA[1] is a complex healthcare privacy law that applies to many global technology companies which serve the U.S. healthcare industry. We are pleased to provide our top five HIPAA tips for Medtech companies. YOU MUST COMPLY. Even without signing a Business Associate Contract, if your company receives individually identifiable health information (“PHI”) from health care professionals, hospitals, health […]
HIPAA[1] is a complex healthcare privacy law that applies to many global technology companies which serve the U.S. healthcare industry. We are pleased to provide plain English definitions of the following key HIPAA terms.[2] COVERED ENTITY. The term “Covered Entity” includes a broad range of health care professionals, hospitals, and health care plans. PHI. The term “PHI” […]
The Government of India (“GoI”) has reviewed and amended the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy to curb opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies, consequent to Covid-19 pandemic, and the GoI has vide Press Note No. 3 (2020 series) dated 17th April 2020 (hereinafter “PN3”) and has revised the FDI policy to this effect. In this article, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought devastating loss and suffering worldwide, ushering in a period of frightening uncertainty affecting all facets of everyday life. During these difficult times, scammers have devised new ways to defraud American consumers — preying on the public’s fear and desperation. According to the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), COVID-19-related scams have […]
Recently, the High Court of Bombay declared that the trademark “ISKCON” is a well-known trademark within the meaning of the Indian Trade Marks Act, 1999 and opined that the said trademark adopted by International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the Plaintiff in the instant matter deserves the highest degree of protection under the Trade Marks Act, […]
Did you know that the song “Happy Birthday to You” that is sung indispensably at every birthday party was a subject matter of copyright and was claimed to be registered and owned by Warner/Chappell music and its affiliates dating back to 1935, which received millions of dollars as copyright royalties for the same. It was […]