- New Safe Harbor Is a Priority for the EU
The European Court of Justice invalidated the Safe Harbor Framework that permitted personal data transfers from the EU to the US. What happens now, and what should US companies do to protect themselves?
- Startups need to Protect Intellectual Property
Most inventions, or apps and software, are best protected by patent or copyright, or both. Unfortunately, cash-strapped startups often defer protecting their putative crown jewels.
- Transactions in Latin America – Legal Considerations
Doing business in Latin America has its challenges, and I have probably seen them all during 30 years of focus on cross-border legal work with Latin American companies and governments.
- Patent is Important, but Copyright is ‘Easy’
In the technology and creative sectors, copyright is king. Whoever owns the copyright owns the software, the website, the film the music, the image.
- Why Software Piracy Persists in Latin America
In 1989 when I was an in-house lawyer at a Business Software Alliance member company (Ashton-Tate), and BSA director, I spearheaded the establishment of more than 20 antipiracy programs for the BSA in Latin America and the Pacific Rim.
- Data Breach Notification: “Uh oh! The personal data in our database has been hacked”
There is so much in the news about cyber-security. Much of the focus is on cyber war as a new and inevitable weapon, Stuxnet and the vulnerability of our national infrastructure.
- Demystifying the Nondisclosure Agreement
One of the shortest and simplest legal agreements is the nondisclosure agreement, sometimes called “confidentiality agreement.”
- Understanding Copyright ‘Fair Use’
“Fair use” of copyrighted works is one of the least understood concepts in American jurisprudence.
- Ownership Disputes in Technology Deals
One of the most fought-over issues in technology development and licensing agreements concerns intellectual property ownership.
- Managing Risk in Technology Licensing
In technology licensing the most difficult jumble of contractual issues generally involve the relationship between indemnification and limitation of liability, particularly the question of the patent indemnity.
- Inaugural Blog: Small is Beautiful
I am delighted to launch Neff Law Firm, a Professional Law Corp., which in its first incarnation had a very strong 12-1/2 year run until the summer of 2004, and was known as Neff Law Group LLP.