Unified chronological view of all tech law developments. 157 items.
157 items
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Meta Platforms, Inc. regarding alleged violations of state law by the social media company.
Helena World Chronicle, LLC v. Google LLC involves a dispute between a media organization and Google, likely concerning intellectual property rights, content usage, or search engine practices.
Zemcar Inc. (Grip Mobility) disputes with Uber Technologies regarding mobility services and platform operations.
GoSecure v. CrowdStrike is a business dispute between two cybersecurity companies filed in Texas Business Court.
Fletcher v. Experian Info Solutions involves claims against a credit reporting agency regarding data privacy and consumer information handling practices.
Insurance companies seek recovery from Blackbaud, Inc. for losses related to a significant data breach incident.
Columbia University appeals intellectual property dispute against Gen Digital Inc. in federal appellate court.
Arkansas Supreme Court administrative order addressing the adoption and implementation of artificial intelligence rules and guidelines within the judicial system.
Gotv Streaming challenges Netflix regarding streaming technology, intellectual property, or related digital media rights.
United States antitrust action against Google LLC alleging monopolistic practices in search, advertising, and related digital markets.
Cox Communications challenges Sony Music Entertainment regarding copyright infringement liability and internet service provider responsibilities.
Plaintiff Francisco R. Canseco v. Aunt Bertha, a public benefit corporation operating the Findhelp platform, involving potential claims related to a technology-enabled social services referral service.
TikTok and ByteDance challenge Texas state legislation regarding data security and platform regulation.
Designwarepro, LLC v. Retail Pro Software Pty Ltd involves a dispute between software companies likely concerning intellectual property rights or software licensing.
Joan Doe v. Snap, Inc. is a case filed in Delaware Superior Court involving claims against the social media platform Snap.
Patent infringement dispute between US Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC and Google LLC regarding patent validity and alleged infringement.
Class action lawsuit challenging Upstart Holdings' use of artificial intelligence in credit underwriting and lending decisions.
ASTM challenges UPCODES Inc. regarding intellectual property rights and use of standards in building code software.
State of North Carolina sues TikTok Inc. regarding data privacy, content moderation, or platform regulation matters.
Patterson v. Meta Platforms, Inc. is an appellate case involving Meta (Facebook) with potential technology law implications.
Optis Wireless Technology appeals patent infringement claims against Apple regarding wireless technology patents.
Arkansas Supreme Court administrative order addressing the creation and regulation of artificial intelligence within the judicial system.
Requires developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems to conduct impact assessments, maintain documentation, provide notice to consumers when consequential decisions are made by AI, and establish feedback mechanisms. Modeled on the Colorado AI Act with additional transparency requirements.
Japan's first dedicated AI legislation establishing governance principles, transparency obligations for high-impact AI systems, and a regulatory sandbox for AI innovation. Promotes responsible AI development while maintaining Japan's competitiveness in AI technology.
CreateAI Holdings (formerly TuSimple) disputes with Bot Auto TX Inc. regarding autonomous vehicle or AI technology rights and operations.
Powerblock Holdings appeals a case against Ifit, Inc. involving intellectual property disputes in the fitness technology sector.
Computer Sciences v. Tata Consultancy involves a dispute between technology companies in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Establishes the right of Montana residents to run AI models and perform computations on personal devices without government interference. Prohibits state agencies from restricting personal computing activities, mandates transparency when government uses algorithmic decision-making, and creates protections for AI developers operating within the state.
Data security litigation involving Wawa, Inc. regarding alleged data breach and consumer privacy violations.
Insurance company sues software provider Blackbaud regarding a data breach and resulting coverage disputes.
Patent dispute between Ecofactor and Google regarding technology claims, heard at the Federal Circuit appellate level.
Recentive Analytics appeals a case against Fox Corp., likely involving intellectual property or technology-related claims.
Doe 1 v. Twitter, Inc. is an appellate case involving claims against Twitter, likely implicating Section 230 immunity and platform liability issues.
Establishes a comprehensive ICT risk management framework for the EU financial sector. Requires financial entities to implement ICT risk management, conduct regular resilience testing including threat-led penetration testing, report ICT-related incidents, manage third-party ICT service provider risk, and participate in information sharing.
South Korea's foundational AI governance law establishing a risk-based classification framework for AI systems. Creates the National AI Committee for policy coordination, mandates impact assessments for high-impact AI, and includes provisions for AI sandboxes and innovation promotion.
Athos Overseas Limited Corp. challenges YouTube's content moderation and liability protections in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Washington State brings enforcement action against Meta Platforms regarding alleged violations of state consumer protection and data privacy laws.
Establishes cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements sold in the EU. Manufacturers must ensure security by design, provide vulnerability management and security updates, report actively exploited vulnerabilities within 24 hours, and undergo conformity assessments for critical products.
US Synthetic Corp. appeals an International Trade Commission decision regarding patent or trade secret matters in synthetic materials.
Would have required developers of frontier AI models (costing over $100M to train) to implement safety protocols, conduct pre-deployment testing, maintain kill switches, and report safety incidents. Vetoed by Governor Newsom in September 2024 but remains influential in shaping national AI safety policy discussions.
Stephen Thaler challenges the USPTO's denial of copyright and patent protection for works created by his AI system DABUS.
Major reform to the Australian Privacy Act 1988 introducing a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy, expanding individual rights including erasure and de-indexing, strengthening consent for children's data, requiring privacy impact assessments, and increasing maximum penalties to AUD 50 million.
Final confirmation of the first EU mega-fine against Google. Self-preferencing by dominant platforms violates EU competition law.
Data privacy class action against health insurance provider CareFirst regarding potential data breach or privacy violations.
Compulife Software disputes intellectual property rights with Binyomin Rutstein in an Eleventh Circuit appeal.
Comprehensive framework regulating AI systems by risk level. Prohibits social scoring and real-time biometric identification in public spaces. High-risk AI systems face mandatory conformity assessments, transparency obligations, and human oversight requirements.
Pegasystems Inc. v. Appian Corporation is an intellectual property dispute between two business process management software companies.
X Corp. challenges California state legislation regarding data handling and disclosure requirements under the direction of Attorney General Bonta.
Taiwan's foundational AI governance law establishing principles of innovation, human rights protection, sustainability, and transparency. Directs government agencies to formulate sector-specific AI guidelines, promote AI research and talent development, and ensure alignment with international AI governance standards.
Motorola Solutions appeals a case against Hytera Communications regarding intellectual property disputes in the communications technology sector.
SEC enforcement action against Binance Holdings Limited regarding cryptocurrency exchange operations and regulatory compliance.
Publishers challenge Internet Archive's digital lending practices and copyright compliance in large-scale book digitization.
Project Veritas appeals a case involving Michael Schmidt, likely concerning online publication liability and content moderation issues.
UMG Recordings appeals a case involving Grande Communications regarding intellectual property rights and music licensing.
First comprehensive US state AI law. Requires deployers of high-risk AI systems to conduct impact assessments, provide consumer notice, and establish governance programs. Developers must disclose known risks and document training data practices. Enforced by the Colorado Attorney General.
Beteiro, LLC appeals a decision against DraftKings Inc., likely involving intellectual property or technology-related claims in the sports betting/gaming sector.
Appeal concerning YouTube's liability and content moderation practices under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Updates Tennessee's right of publicity law to specifically protect against unauthorized AI-generated deepfakes of a person's voice and likeness. Makes it unlawful to use AI to produce a clone of a person's voice without consent, with protections extending to musical artists and performers.
Supreme Court case addressing First Amendment and free speech issues related to government communications with social media platforms regarding content moderation.
Requires disclosure when consumers interact with generative AI. Creates the Office of AI Policy to study AI regulation and report to the legislature. Extends existing consumer protection laws to AI-generated content and establishes a regulatory sandbox for AI innovation.
Regulates large digital platforms designated as 'gatekeepers' by imposing obligations around interoperability, data portability, self-preferencing, and app store practices. Requires gatekeepers to allow sideloading, share data with business users, and refrain from combining personal data across services without consent.
Chewy, Inc. appeals a decision against IBM in a technology-related intellectual property dispute before the Federal Circuit.
First enforcement action under the EU Digital Markets Act. Forced Apple to allow external payment links.
Supreme Court case challenging state laws regulating social media platforms' content moderation practices and their Section 230 immunity.
Establishes comprehensive obligations for digital intermediary services. Requires transparency in content moderation, bans targeted advertising to minors, mandates systemic risk assessments for very large platforms, and creates a new oversight framework with fines up to 6% of global annual turnover.
California Privacy Protection Agency case involving appellate review of privacy protection matters under California law.
Patent dispute between Mobile Acuity Ltd. and Blippar Ltd. involving technology-related intellectual property claims.
Best Carpet Values challenges Google's search and advertising practices in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Establishes rules on who can access and use data generated by connected products and related services. Grants users rights to access IoT data, enables data portability between cloud providers, mandates fair contractual terms for data sharing, and allows government access to private-sector data in exceptional circumstances.
Federal Circuit appeal concerning intellectual property rights and patent-related disputes.
Motorola Solutions appeals a case against Hytera Communications regarding intellectual property and trade secret misappropriation in the communications technology sector.
Fifth Circuit appeal concerning TikTok's regulatory compliance and data handling practices.
Sweeping executive order directing federal agencies to establish AI safety standards, require red-teaming for dual-use foundation models, develop watermarking guidelines for AI-generated content, protect privacy in AI training, and address AI workforce impacts. Mandates developers of powerful AI systems report safety test results to the government.
Establishes a duty of care framework for online platforms regarding illegal and harmful content. Requires risk assessments, age verification for pornographic content, transparency reporting, and user empowerment tools. Ofcom designated as regulator with enforcement powers including fines up to 10% of global revenue.
Appeal concerning Mariusz Klin v. Cloudera, Inc., a technology company dispute pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Patent dispute involving AI visualization technology between Ai Visualize, Inc. and Nuance Communications, Inc. at the Federal Circuit.
Major GDPR enforcement action on children's data protection. Established that platforms must implement privacy-by-default for minor users.
Case challenging the USPTO's denial of patent protection for an AI-generated invention, raising questions about inventorship and patentability of AI-created works.
Requires generative AI service providers to conduct security assessments and algorithm filings before public launch. Mandates training data legality, content labeling, user identity verification, and adherence to core socialist values. Establishes complaint mechanisms and data protection obligations.
India's comprehensive data protection law establishing consent-based processing, data principal rights including access and erasure, obligations for data fiduciaries, cross-border transfer restrictions, and the Data Protection Board of India as the adjudicatory body. Penalties up to INR 250 crore for violations.
Requires public companies to disclose material cybersecurity incidents within four business days on Form 8-K, describe cybersecurity risk management and strategy annually on Form 10-K, and disclose board oversight and management roles in cybersecurity governance.
Trinity Info Media appeals a decision involving Covalent, Inc. in a technology-related intellectual property dispute before the Federal Circuit.
Adequacy decision enabling transatlantic personal data transfers from the EU to certified US organizations. US agreed to limit signals intelligence access to personal data, established a Data Protection Review Court, and participating companies must self-certify compliance with privacy principles.
Requires employers and employment agencies in New York City to conduct annual bias audits of automated employment decision tools before use. Mandates publication of audit results and notice to candidates and employees that such tools are being used in hiring and promotion decisions.
Landmark ruling connecting data protection and competition law. GDPR violations can constitute abuse of dominant market position.
Comprehensive consumer data privacy law granting Texas residents rights to access, correct, delete, and port personal data, and to opt out of data sales, targeted advertising, and profiling. Requires data protection assessments for high-risk processing and mandates universal opt-out recognition.
Part of Bill C-27 (Digital Charter Implementation Act), AIDA would regulate high-impact AI systems in Canada by requiring impact assessments, mitigation measures, transparency obligations, and record-keeping. Establishes the AI and Data Commissioner with enforcement powers.
Protects consumer health data not covered by HIPAA. Requires consent before collection and sharing of health data, prohibits geofencing near health facilities, mandates data minimization, and provides a private right of action under the state Consumer Protection Act.
Patent dispute between Sanderling Management and Snap Inc. regarding intellectual property rights.
RainFocus appeals a decision in a dispute with Cvent involving technology platform services and intellectual property claims.
Federal Circuit appeal concerning copyright protection for software interfaces and functionality in SAS Institute's statistical software.
First government ban on ChatGPT in the West. Catalyzed EU-wide regulatory scrutiny of generative AI under GDPR.
Synopsys challenges Risk Based Security's compilation and distribution of vulnerability data, raising intellectual property and data use issues.
Dmarcian, Inc. disputes trademark and domain name rights with Dmarcian Europe BV in a Fourth Circuit appeal.
Dmarcian, Inc. disputes trademark and domain name rights with Dmarcian Europe BV in Fourth Circuit appellate proceedings.
Appeal concerning Instagram's liability and content moderation practices under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Voluntary framework for managing AI risks across the AI lifecycle. Organized around four functions: Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage. Addresses trustworthiness characteristics including safety, security, fairness, transparency, accountability, and privacy. Referenced by multiple state AI laws and international standards.
Expanded EU cybersecurity directive covering essential and important entities across 18 sectors. Mandates incident reporting within 24 hours, supply chain security assessments, management body accountability, and harmonized penalties across member states.
Regulates deep synthesis technologies including deepfakes and AI-generated content. Requires providers to label AI-generated content, verify user identities, implement content review mechanisms, and maintain generation logs. Establishes compliance obligations for platforms hosting synthetic media.
TocMail Inc. disputes intellectual property or technology-related claims against Microsoft Corporation in federal appellate proceedings.
Prager University challenges Google's content moderation and demonetization practices on YouTube under Section 230 and free speech grounds.
Key EU enforcement against AI facial recognition. Part of coordinated multi-country action against mass biometric surveillance.
IBM appeals a patent or intellectual property dispute against Zillow Group involving technology-related claims.
Federal Circuit appeal involving Google LLC regarding intellectual property matters.
Federal Circuit appeal concerning patent or intellectual property dispute between Cooperative Entertainment and Kollective Technology.
Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius, Ltd. v. the TriZetto Group involves a dispute between technology companies regarding software or services.
NetChoice challenges Texas law regulating social media platforms' content moderation practices on First Amendment and Section 230 grounds.
Largest EU antitrust fine in tech history. Confirmed dominant platform operators cannot bundle services to exclude competitors.
Federal Circuit appeal concerning patent or intellectual property matters.
Children's Health Defense challenges Meta's content moderation and removal practices regarding health-related speech on social media platforms.
HiQ Labs challenged LinkedIn's use of technical measures to prevent scraping of publicly available profile data, raising questions about computer access authorization and data collection rights.
Japan's core data protection law, substantially amended in 2022 to strengthen individual rights, tighten cross-border transfer rules, mandate breach notification, introduce pseudonymized data processing, and increase penalties. Enforced by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC).
Requires critical infrastructure entities to report substantial cyber incidents to CISA within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 hours. CISA is directed to establish implementing regulations, create a centralized incident reporting system, and share anonymized threat intelligence with the private sector.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Cuker Interactive, LLC involves a dispute between Walmart and an interactive technology company, likely concerning intellectual property or technology licensing matters.
Multiversal Enterprises-Mammoth Properties appeals a case involving Yelp Inc., likely concerning online review platform liability and Section 230 protections.
Dispute between Financial Information Technologies and iControl Systems regarding technology systems or services.
Apple challenges Qualcomm's patent licensing practices and royalty demands in a Federal Circuit appeal involving smartphone modem technology.
Patent infringement dispute between Cosmokey Solutions and Duo Security regarding authentication technology.
Dinerstein v. Google involves claims against Google, LLC in federal appellate proceedings regarding technology-related disputes.
Data Engine Technologies LLC appeals a patent or intellectual property dispute against Google LLC in the Federal Circuit.
Universal Secure Registry LLC appeals a patent or intellectual property dispute against Apple Inc. in the Federal Circuit.
Patent infringement dispute between Ocado Innovation and AutoStore regarding automated warehouse technology and robotic systems.
Personalweb Technologies LLC appeals patent infringement claims against Google LLC involving technology-related intellectual property disputes.
Largest GDPR fine ever imposed. Targeted Amazon's core ad business model and reliance on behavioral profiling without consent.
Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Corporation of America involves a dispute between a technology company and Sony, likely concerning intellectual property or technology licensing matters.
Appeal concerning Google's data collection and privacy practices involving user information.
Patent dispute involving Apple Inc. heard by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Supreme Court case interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's scope regarding unauthorized access to computer systems.
Dispute involving Housecanary regarding data access and publication rights, with press freedom implications.
California Court of Appeal case involving Amazon.com LLC addressing platform liability and user-generated content issues.
Second comprehensive US state privacy law after CCPA. Grants consumers rights to access, correct, delete, and port data, and to opt out of data sales, targeted advertising, and profiling. Requires data protection assessments and recognizes controller-processor relationships.
Class action lawsuit against Clearview AI regarding its facial recognition technology and collection of biometric data without consent.
Federal Circuit appeal concerning intellectual property dispute between simulation software companies Simio and Flexsim.
Patent dispute between Tecsec, Inc. and Adobe Inc. regarding intellectual property rights.
Hooked Media Group challenges Apple's app store practices and policies regarding app distribution and developer treatment.
Brazil's comprehensive data protection law modeled partly on GDPR. Establishes ten legal bases for processing personal data, data subject rights, data protection officer requirements, international transfer rules, and the ANPD as the national supervisory authority.
Title Source, Inc. disputes intellectual property or technology-related claims against HouseCanary, Inc., a real estate technology company.
Landmark CJEU ruling invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield and reshaping international data transfer law.
Patent dispute between Packet Intelligence LLC and Netscout Systems, Inc. regarding network packet analysis technology.
First major GDPR fine upheld on appeal. Established that buried consent mechanisms violate GDPR.
Federal Circuit appeal concerning patent infringement and damages in a dispute between Uniloc and LG Electronics.
Patent dispute between Cardionet and Infobionic regarding medical device technology in the Federal Circuit.
Ericsson Inc. v. TCL Communication Technology addresses patent licensing disputes and standard-essential patent (SEP) enforcement in the telecommunications industry.
Challenge to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's constitutionality regarding automated testing and data collection methods.
Patent infringement dispute between Customedia Technologies and Dish Network Corporation regarding technology licensing and intellectual property rights.
Grants California residents rights over personal data including access, deletion, opt-out of sale, and non-discrimination. CPRA amendments added correction rights, expanded scope to data sharing, created the California Privacy Protection Agency, and introduced sensitive personal information category.
Comprehensive EU data protection regulation establishing rights for data subjects including access, rectification, erasure, and portability. Imposes obligations on controllers and processors, mandates data protection officers for certain organizations, and authorizes fines up to 4% of global annual turnover.
The UK's implementation of GDPR, supplemented with national derogations. Establishes the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as the supervisory authority, sets rules for law enforcement and intelligence services data processing, and provides age-appropriate design code provisions for children's data.
Comprehensive data security regulations under Israel's Privacy Protection Law requiring organizations to classify databases by sensitivity level, implement corresponding security measures, appoint data security officers, conduct risk assessments, and report security incidents to the Privacy Protection Authority.
Invalidated EU-US Safe Harbor post-Snowden. Predecessor to Schrems II and catalyst for GDPR's international transfer rules.
Established the 'right to be forgotten' in EU law. Foundation for GDPR Article 17.
Governs the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data by organizations. Amended in 2020 to include mandatory data breach notification, expanded deemed consent provisions, enhanced enforcement powers for the PDPC, and increased financial penalties up to SGD 1 million or 10% of annual turnover.
Regulates privacy in electronic communications, covering cookies, direct marketing, traffic data, and location data. Requires user consent for cookies and tracking technologies. Currently being revised to become the ePrivacy Regulation to align with GDPR.
Regulates collection, use, storage, and destruction of biometric identifiers including fingerprints, retina scans, and facial geometry. Requires informed written consent before collection, mandates retention and destruction policies, and provides a private right of action with statutory damages of $1,000-$5,000 per violation.