Listen to this Blog – Read by Author Henry M. Sneath, Esq. – Shareholder Director at Houston Harbaugh, P.C. The post U.S. Supreme Court Issues Important Opinion in Coinbase v. Bielski: Reverses 9th Circuit on Stay Issue appeared first on PIT IP Tech Law Blog and Podcasts ..read more

The U.S. Justice Department and the FBI have announced indictments and money seizure in the ransomware attack perpetrated against software giant Kaseya. Hear the details in this 10 minute podcast. https://anchor.fm/henry-sneath/episodes/Ransomware-Attack-on-Kaseya-12521-Update—Indictments-e1b9kga Henry M. Sneath, Esq. sneathhm@hh-law.com 412-288-4013 The post Kaseya – Ransomware Attack Indictments; Podcast Update 12/5/21 appeared first on PIT IP Tech Law Blog and Podcasts ..read more

Here is the latest on the Kaseya VSA supply-chain ransomware attack which is interesting because there is now strong interplay between the United States government and companies like Kaseya given the national security implications of this type of ransomware attack. Please feel free to listen to this podcast with a brief update on the government involvement in the response to this ransomware attack and on the type of directives that the federal government is now giving out through government agencies like the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI. It was widely ..read more

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/henry-sneath/episodes/Kaseya-VSA-Server-Ransomware-Attack-July-2021—Lessons-and-Protocols-for-Dealing-with-Data-Breach-e140ths Blog: See Kaseya CEO Video response presentation: https://www.kaseya.com/ See Updates Regarding VSA Security Incident Response: https://www.kaseya.com/potential-attack-on-kaseya-vsa/ In any Cyber incident, Data breach, hack or unwanted email intrusion, like the recent Kaseya attack, Incident Response (IR) time is of the essence. The Business and Cybersecurity Litigation lawyers at Houston Harbaugh, P.C., are here ..read more

Podcast by Author Henry M. Sneath, Esq., Houston Harbaugh, P.C., Pittsburgh, Pa. Listen as Podcast: https://anchor.fm/henry-sneath Not surprisingly, with the massive sale and transport of goods through Amazon and Alibaba, we are seeing and handling in the courtroom litigation world a lot of actions involving alleged counterfeiting and resultant sales of products on these website marketplaces. These claims involve the freezing of the Amazon Sellers’ financial accounts with Amazon through Federal Court Temporary Restraining Orders (TRO’s) and preliminary injunctions and are being brought primari ..read more

www.CovidLawResponse.com The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an array of legal issues that many of our clients and peers are suddenly faced with addressing at a rapid pace. At Houston Harbaugh, we have assembled a designated CovidLaw Response Group to assist our clients and relay updates and information as they continue to unfurl (See our COVID-19 Law newsletters and blogs at: www.CovidLawResponse.com). Members of the group can be found below: Business and Corporate Law Harrison S. Lauer Jared N. Leland Business Litigation Samuel H. Simon – Co-Practice Group Chair Henry M. Snea ..read more

How do you plan for today and the future in a time of uncertainties? Do you simply wait out the pandemic, or apply analytics to develop workable strategies that keep your business functional?   This FREE and short Simio webinar TOMORROW on May 7th, 2020 at 11:00 am ET (3:00 pm UTC) will share insights that will allow you to see how you can apply simulation to evaluate different response scenarios for your business.     Tomorrow’s webinar will give a glimpse into data simulation and how it can be used to predict outcomes based on your available options. It wi ..read more

By: Carissa T. Howard of Counsel at Houston Harbaugh The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) decisions on the timeliness of administrative patent validity challenges are not appealable to Article III courts. Inter partes review proceedings give an accused infringer the right to challenge the asserted patent’s invalidity before the USPTO, provided that such challenges are timely filed within one year of the complaint for patent infringement. The Supreme Court ruling in Thryv v. Click-to-Call Technologies gives the USPTO almost unfettere ..read more

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/search/?Ntt=n95+masks Plaintiff #3M® Company filed suit in the USDC SDNY on Friday against New Jersey based Performance Supply, LLC alleging Trademark Infringement, Unfair Competition, False Endorsement, False Designation of Origin, False Advertising, Trademark Dilution, NY State Law Deceptive Acts and Practices, and seeking Injunctive Relief and Exemplary Damages. 3M indicates in the suit that any recovery of damages will be donated to Covid-19 related charities. See the Complaint as filed here: 3M-v.-Performance-Supply-LLC-20-cv-02949-USDC-SDNYDownload ..read more

Here is the #CARESAct passed this week by both houses in full for easy reference: CARES-Act-LegislationDownload #HoustonHarbaugh will be publishing various opinions and guides to the provisions of the CARES Act in the near future ..read more