Client updates / IP

Federal District Court Vacates Rule under HHS’s HIPAA Tracking Technologies Guidance

8 July 2024 / Avishay Klein, Masha Yudashkin

Until now, the HHS guidance provided a very broad interpretation of what constituted “protected health information” (PHI). This interpretation severely restricted data analytics service providers’ ability to cater to hospitals and for hospitals to manage their digital assets, in addition to exposing them to class action lawsuits. A federal court’s ruling to vacate the guidance is expected to facilitate both service providers and hospitals.

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Categories: Privacy Law

Abstract Elements and Trademark Dilution – Adidas versus Thom Browne

22 February 2023 / Ran Karmi

Everyone knows Adidas’s famous three parallel stripes logo, including US fashion designer Thom Browne. Despite this, Browne introduced a parallel stripes motif in his designs. In 2021, Adidas sued him for breaching its intellectual property rights. Last month, a Manhattan jury found Thom Browne did not commit trademark infringement and that Adidas would have to make do with ownership of only the three-stripe design.

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Categories: Intellectual Property | Litigation

Determining Intellectual Property Value for Israeli Tax Purposes during a Sale between Related Parties

25 January 2023 / Hanna Daher, Alon Davidovich

A sale of intellectual property between related parties requires advance planning and preparation in order to avoid tax exposures in Israel.

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Categories: IP and Licensing | Tax

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