INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Publications

Beware the Emoji December 21, 2024

Illinois legislature makes substantial limiting changes to state law on non-compete and non-solicitation agreements June 14, 2021

EEOC issues new guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace May 31, 2021

Litigation fees may be tax-deductible, confirms new Tax Court ruling May 10, 2021

Chicago raises 'Cloud Tax' in response to $1.2 billion budget gap December 14, 2020

Ten due diligence keys to unlock value from your SaaS contract May 12, 2020

Electronic signatures and remote online notarizations during COVID-19 March 30, 2020

What the President’s executive order means for transactions involving the Government of Venezuela August 7, 2019

Participate in standard-setting bodies? The enforceability of your patents could be affected August 21, 2018

Seven steps to avoid the new waves of Chinese tariffs on industrial goods July 25, 2018

Data in the cloud: What if the cloud provider goes bankrupt? March 7, 2018

California takes another run at regulating virtual currencies January 31, 2018

PTAB offers clarification on inter partes review and state sovereign immunity December 22, 2017

Criminal antitrust prosecutions still loom for employers with ‘no-poaching,’ ‘wage-fixing’ agreements December 18, 2017

What’s the current landscape for CFTC cryptocurrency regulation? October 12, 2017

USPTO launches new proof of use audit program March 22, 2017

The shifting standard for IPR estoppel: Where are we now? March 3, 2017

In new litigation, Amazon takes a stronger stance on counterfeit products November 30, 2016

What U.S. companies need to know about their IP rights post-Brexit October 3, 2016

Key considerations for representation and warranty insurance September 26, 2016

Technology companies: Are your employment policies due for a reboot? August 9, 2016

U.S. Department of Labor issues final rule updating overtime regulations May 19, 2016

Voluntary disclosure opportunity for cloud computing services in Chicago December 22, 2015

USPTO publishes new (and largely improved) guidance for subject matter eligibility December 16, 2014

Acceptable specimens are key to strong trademark protection December 5, 2011

TCLE

Colleges Held for Ransom: Responding to a Ransomware Attack September 17, 2019

Ethics and Cybersecurity June 29, 2016

Government Contracts Update – Stay Informed May 18, 2016

Blog Posts

Supreme Court challenges privacy litigants to demonstrate Article III standing March 29, 2019

NIST announces collaborative privacy framework initiative September 11, 2018

CFPB final rule cuts costs and headaches from annual privacy notices August 21, 2018

That’s all, folks! Alabama becomes 50th state with breach notification law April 11, 2018

South Dakota enacts its first data breach notification law, leaving Alabama the last holdout April 2, 2018

Beware this years’ taxpayer refund scams and data breaches: 8 steps recommended by the IRS March 2, 2018

Copyright Office issues new restrictions on group registration of photos February 21, 2018

Enforce your repeat infringer policy February 13, 2018

Yet another Target settlement highlights data breach costs June 12, 2017

When good copyright laws go bad: Indictment lays out porn ‘trolling’ scheme March 8, 2017

News

Tom Polcyn talks to Thomson Reuters’ ‘Technologist’ about the Metaverse August 12, 2022

Jennifer Post talks to Business Insider about startup considerations before going public May 28, 2021

Congratulations to our 2021 Best Lawyers ‘Lawyers of the Year’ and ‘Ones to Watch’ August 20, 2020

Thompson Coburn Management Committee welcomes Jennifer Post December 19, 2018

DCP wins important copyright case October 26, 2018

Jim Shreve joins Thompson Coburn as cybersecurity chair August 23, 2018

FTC reaches $6 million settlement over St. Louis-based tech support scam June 7, 2017

Mark Sableman talks ‘internet twists’ at Midwest Digital Media Conference April 5, 2017

Victims of tech support scheme again targeted by scammers February 3, 2017

Claire Schenk appointed Receiver in FTC enforcement action against tech support scam October 12, 2016

Matt Hafter joins corporate practice in Chicago June 20, 2016

New Thompson Coburn blog In Focus covers photo copyright cases May 20, 2016

Thompson Coburn's lobbying group honored as among the top in the nation March 15, 2016

Sean McGowan, Tyler Black publish series on drone technology for global security publication March 7, 2016

Updated trade compliance materials now available March 1, 2016

Tim Sullivan, Jayna Rust to lead ‘Lunch and Learn’ for federal contractors at Eastern Foundry February 3, 2016

Thompson Coburn earns corporate counsel recommendations five years running in national report July 30, 2015

Aaron Lacey, Chris Murray author paper on regulatory hurdles for competency-based education May 15, 2015

Thompson Coburn earns eight national top-tier rankings in U.S. News ‘Best Law Firms’ survey November 21, 2014

Chris Murray named to National Law Journal’s '40 under 40' September 16, 2014

Mark Sableman talks to Bloomberg BNA about Europe’s historic ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling June 17, 2014

27 Thompson Coburn attorneys recognized in 2014 Chambers USA May 27, 2014

Claire Schenk to speak at 10th Annual ABA National Institute on False Claims Act May 13, 2014

Steve Ritchey writes about the America Invents Act for the American Ceramic Society May 6, 2014

UMSL Research & Innovation Week to feature Tom Schlafly presentation April 8, 2014

Mark Sableman co-authors NLJ article on data privacy legislation May 10, 2013

Lobbying & Policy group revs up with first three clients March 15, 2013

IT news site interviews Matt Braunel on patent infringement litigation September 11, 2012