Christine Morgan, whom The Daily Journal recognizes as “one of the country’s leading experts on what is, and what is not, an abstract idea” under the Alice defense, joins Hallie Wimberly to discuss how to successfully navigate the complex issues related to Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Code, including how to protect clients from expensive patent litigation on abstract patents by invalidating them early on in litigation.

<a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/m/morgan-christine-m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christine Morgan</a>, whom The Daily Journal recognizes as “one of the country’s leading experts on what is, and what is not, an abstract idea” under the Alice defense, joins <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/w/wimberly-hallie-w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hallie Wimberly</a> to discuss how to successfully navigate the complex issues related to Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Code, including how to protect clients from expensive patent litigation on abstract patents by invalidating them early on in litigation.

How to win an Alice Motion

In Q1 2022, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued 26 enforcement actions. Reed Smith associates Angelika Bialowas and Aselle Ibraimova compare these with enforcement actions from last year and share their predictions of what to expect in the future.

In Q1 2022, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued 26 enforcement actions. Reed Smith associates <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/b/bialowas-angelika" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Angelika Bialowas</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/i/ibraimova-aselle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aselle Ibraimova</a> compare these with enforcement actions from last year and share their predictions of what to expect in the future.

What to expect from the new ICO Enforcement Actions

Anthony Diana and Samantha Walsh join Lighthouse’s Matthew Newington to discuss the complex eDiscovery considerations of Teams, including challenges with data preservation and collection, determining whether to treat Teams channels as a custodial or non-custodial data source, identifying “relevant” channels, and preserving and collecting third party application data.

<a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/w/walsh-samantha-m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Samantha Walsh</a> join <a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse’s</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-newington-69428264/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Newington</a> to discuss the complex eDiscovery considerations of Teams, including challenges with data preservation and collection, determining whether to treat Teams channels as a custodial or non-custodial data source, identifying “relevant” channels, and preserving and collecting third party application data.

M365 in 5: eDiscovery considerations with Teams channels and sites

Anthony Diana and Kiriaki Tourikis join Lighthouse’s Matthew Newington and Justin Marsh to discuss the features and eDiscovery challenges with SharePoint Online, including potential downstream issues with versioning, limitations on preservation hold library collection, as well as tips on proactive preservation.

<a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/t/tourikis-kiriaki" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kiriaki Tourikis</a> join <a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse’s</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-newington-69428264/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Newington</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmarster/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justin Marsh</a> to discuss the features and eDiscovery challenges with SharePoint Online, including potential downstream issues with versioning, limitations on preservation hold library collection, as well as tips on proactive preservation.

M365 in 5: eDiscovery challenges with SharePoint Online

Catherine Castaldo and Christine Gartland discuss the recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on practices for software supply chain security and how it can be applied to private businesses and their respective software supply chains and cybersecurity practices.

<a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/c/castaldo-catherine-r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catherine Castaldo</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/g/gartland-christine-r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christine Gartland </a>discuss the recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/perspectives/2022/03/combating-increasing-cybersecurity-threats-nist-software-security-guidance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">guidance</a> on practices for software supply chain security and how it can be applied to private businesses and their respective software supply chains and cybersecurity practices.

NIST software supply chain and cybersecurity practice guidance

Lighthouse’s John Holliday joins Reed Smith’s Anthony Diana and Samantha Walsh to discuss the unique features/functions of OneDrive for Business that distinguish it from a traditional home or personal drive, new artifacts stored in OneDrive for Business, and the new eDiscovery challenges that those differences create.

<a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse’s</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/holliday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Holliday</a> joins Reed Smith’s <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/w/walsh-samantha-m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Samantha Walsh</a> to discuss the unique features/functions of OneDrive for Business that distinguish it from a traditional home or personal drive, new artifacts stored in OneDrive for Business, and the new eDiscovery challenges that those differences create.

M365 in 5: Microsoft OneDrive for Business – New eDiscovery challenges

Andreas Splittgerber and Aselle Ibraimova discuss the recent decisions by EU data protection authorities and courts in the EU that are affecting the use of analytics cookies on websites. They explore why website operators are being told to stop the use of analytics cookies and what can be done to overcome the issues.

<a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/s/splittgerber-andreas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andreas Splittgerber</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/i/ibraimova-aselle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aselle Ibraimova</a> discuss the recent decisions by EU data protection authorities and courts in the EU that are affecting the use of analytics cookies on websites. They explore why website operators are being told to stop the use of analytics cookies and what can be done to overcome the issues.

Impact of recent enforcement actions on the use of analytics cookies

Reed Smith lawyers Sarah Bruno, Cynthia O'Donoghue, and Jordan Tanoury discuss issues that may arise when onboarding and negotiating with artificial intelligence providers, and why it is possible to negotiate mutually beneficial contracts.

Reed Smith lawyers <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/b/bruno-sarah-l" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Bruno</a>, <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/o/odonoghue-cynthia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cynthia O'Donoghue</a>, and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/t/tanoury-jordan-e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jordan Tanoury</a> discuss issues that may arise when onboarding and negotiating with artificial intelligence providers, and why it is possible to negotiate mutually beneficial contracts.

Negotiating with artificial intelligence vendors

Anthony Diana and Kile Marks join John Holliday from Lighthouse for a discussion about the downstream eDiscovery considerations of Teams Chats. Topics include expanded Chat functionality (memes, giphy’s, etc.), challenges associated with threading of Chats, and how persistence of Chats threads affects review and production of relevant content.  

<a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/m/marks-kile-e" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kile Marks</a> join <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/holliday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Holliday</a> from <a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse</a> for a discussion about the downstream eDiscovery considerations of Teams Chats. Topics include expanded Chat functionality (memes, giphy’s, etc.), challenges associated with threading of Chats, and how persistence of Chats threads affects review and production of relevant content.

M365 in 5: Exploring eDiscovery issues with the expanded functionality and persistence of Teams Chats

Anthony Diana and Therese Craparo join John Collins from Lighthouse to dive into the issues and eDiscovery challenges related to Teams A/V, such as controls of audio/video conferencing capabilities, identification of attendees, recordings, whiteboards, shared notes and all the various features available today or beyond.

<a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/c/craparo-therese" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Therese Craparo</a> join <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-collins-5721b23/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Collins</a> from <a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse</a> to dive into the issues and eDiscovery challenges related to Teams A/V, such as controls of audio/video conferencing capabilities, identification of attendees, recordings, whiteboards, shared notes and all the various features available today or beyond.

M365 in 5: Exploring eDiscovery issues with Teams Audio/Visual (A/V) conferencing

Listen to Tech Law Talks for practical observations on technology and data legal trends, from product and technology development to operational and compliance issues that practitioners encounter every day. On this channel, we host regular discussions about the legal and business issues around data protection, privacy and security; data risk management; intellectual property; social media; and other types of information technology.

Lighthouse’s Damian Murphy joins Reed Smith’s Anthony Diana and TJ Satnick to discuss the differences between an Exchange mailbox and a new Exchange Online mailbox, new artifacts stored in Exchange Online, and new eDiscovery challenges that those differences create.

<a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse</a>’s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-murphy-88991215/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Damian Murphy</a> joins Reed Smith’s <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/s/satnick-trevor-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TJ Satnick</a> to discuss the differences between an Exchange mailbox and a new Exchange Online mailbox, new artifacts stored in Exchange Online, and new eDiscovery challenges that those differences create.

M365 in 5: Microsoft Exchange Online - New eDiscovery challenges

The Metaverse poses cutting-edge issues for IP owners and users that do not fit neatly into traditional legal principles developed for the pre-metaverse world. Partner Christine Morgan and associate DJ Cespedes explore these challenges and how the explosion of new rights will present opportunities and challenges for owners and users of IP in the Metaverse. For more information, visit Reed Smith's Data Protection, Privacy &amp; Cybersecurity page.

The Metaverse poses cutting-edge issues for IP owners and users that do not fit neatly into traditional legal principles developed for the pre-metaverse world. Partner <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/m/morgan-christine-m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christine Morgan</a> and associate <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/c/cespedes-donald-a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Cespedes</a> explore these challenges and how the explosion of new rights will present opportunities and challenges for owners and users of IP in the Metaverse. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/services/tech-and-data/data-privacy-and-security" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reed Smith's Data Protection, Privacy &amp; Cybersecurity page</a>.

Intellectual property in the world of the Metaverse

Reed Smith’s Anthony Diana and Catherine Castaldo join Damian Murphy of Lighthouse to discuss the importance of privacy in Teams sites/channels, best practices for implementation, considerations for geographic location of Teams sites/channels data, and options for barriers to create privacy-compliant Teams sites/channels.  For more information, visit Reed Smith's Enterprise Data Risk Management page or Lighthouse.

Reed Smith’s <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/c/castaldo-catherine-r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catherine Castaldo</a> join <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-murphy-88991215/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Damian Murphy</a> of Lighthouse to discuss the importance of privacy in Teams sites/channels, best practices for implementation, considerations for geographic location of Teams sites/channels data, and options for barriers to create privacy-compliant Teams sites/channels.  For more information, visit <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/services/ip-tech-and-data/enterprise-data-risk-management" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reed Smith's Enterprise Data Risk Management page</a> or <a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse</a>.

M365 in 5: Privacy issues in Teams sites and channels

Lighthouse’s John Collins joins Reed Smith’s Anthony Diana and TJ Satnick to discuss applying lifecycle management of Teams sites and channels for improved governance. They also share best practices for establishing the framework for certification, archiving and deletion. For more information, visit Reed Smith's Enterprise Data Risk Management page or Lighthouse.

Lighthouse’s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-collins-5721b23/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Collins</a> joins Reed Smith’s <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/s/satnick-trevor-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TJ Satnick</a> to discuss applying lifecycle management of Teams sites and channels for improved governance. They also share best practices for establishing the framework for certification, archiving and deletion. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/services/ip-tech-and-data/enterprise-data-risk-management" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reed Smith's Enterprise Data Risk Management page</a> or <a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse</a>.

M365 in 5: Leverage lifecycle management for Teams channels

Join Reed Smith’s Sarah Bruno and Jason Gordon for a discussion on non-fungible tokens and an overview of the use and sale of NFTs. They describe how NFTs generate legal considerations in areas such as intellectual property, copyright, privacy, post-mortem rights and right of publicity. For more information, visit Reed Smith's Tech &amp; Data and Entertainment &amp; Media pages.

Join Reed Smith’s <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/b/bruno-sarah-l" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Bruno</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/g/gordon-jason-w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Gordon</a> for a discussion on non-fungible tokens and an overview of the use and sale of NFTs. They describe how NFTs generate legal considerations in areas such as intellectual property, copyright, privacy, post-mortem rights and right of publicity. For more information, visit Reed Smith's <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/services/tech-and-data" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tech &amp; Data</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/industries/entertainment-and-media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Entertainment &amp; Media</a> pages.

Harnessing NFT opportunities and the legal considerations

Reed Smith’s Anthony Diana and Therese Craparo, with special guest John Collins of Lighthouse, share practical considerations on provisioning and ownership of Teams sites and channels to achieve improved governance and risk management.  This session is one of our M365 in 5 series, which discusses compliance and governance in M365. For more information, visit Reed Smith's Enterprise Data Risk Management page or Lighthouse.

Reed Smith’s <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/c/craparo-therese" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Therese Craparo</a>, with special guest <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-collins-5721b23/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Collins</a> of Lighthouse, share practical considerations on provisioning and ownership of Teams sites and channels to achieve improved governance and risk management.  This session is one of our M365 in 5 series, which discusses compliance and governance in M365. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/services/ip-tech-and-data/enterprise-data-risk-management" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reed Smith's Enterprise Data Risk Management page</a> or <a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse</a>.

M365 in 5: Provisioning and ownership of Teams sites and channels

It has been a busy few weeks in the EU for all things data protection, particularly data transfers. Cynthia O’Donoghue and Andy Splittgerber walk us through the new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for international transfers and for controllers to processors, the newly issued EDPB Supplementary Measures Recommendation, and the UK adequacy decision. For more information, visit Reed Smith's Data Protection, Privacy &amp; Cybersecurity page.

It has been a busy few weeks in the EU for all things data protection, particularly data transfers. <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/o/odonoghue-cynthia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cynthia O’Donoghue</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/s/splittgerber-andreas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andy Splittgerber</a> walk us through the new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for international transfers and for controllers to processors, the newly issued EDPB Supplementary Measures Recommendation, and the UK adequacy decision. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/services/tech-and-data/data-privacy-and-security" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reed Smith's Data Protection, Privacy &amp; Cybersecurity page</a>.

What's new in data protection in the EU

E-Discovery consultant Lighthouse returns to our M365 in 5 series for a discussion about the importance of compliance and governance in M365 and collaboration among stakeholders to balance risk and business needs.  Reed Smith’s Anthony Diana and Therese Craparo join Lighthouse’s John Holliday to discuss implementing controls and managing data to mitigate risk. For more information, visit Reed Smith's Enterprise Data Risk Management page or Lighthouse.

E-Discovery consultant Lighthouse returns to our M365 in 5 series for a discussion about the importance of compliance and governance in M365 and collaboration among stakeholders to balance risk and business needs.  Reed Smith’s <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/c/craparo-therese" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Therese Craparo</a> join Lighthouse’s <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/holliday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Holliday</a> to discuss implementing controls and managing data to mitigate risk. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/services/ip-tech-and-data/enterprise-data-risk-management" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reed Smith's Enterprise Data Risk Management page</a> or <a href="https://lighthouseglobal.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lighthouse</a>.

M365 in 5: Compliance and governance in M365

Join our UK tech &amp; data lawyers Cynthia O’Donoghue and Asel Ibraimova as they guide you through Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) in the European Union. They cover recent court cases, issues surrounding identity verification, the varying scope of DSAR requests, and how to deal with third-party data and timelines. For more information, visit Reed Smith's Data Protection, Privacy &amp; Cybersecurity page.

Join our UK tech &amp; data lawyers <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/o/odonoghue-cynthia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cynthia O’Donoghue</a> and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/i/ibraimova-asel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asel Ibraimova</a> as they guide you through Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR) in the European Union. They cover recent court cases, issues surrounding identity verification, the varying scope of DSAR requests, and how to deal with third-party data and timelines. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/services/tech-and-data/data-privacy-and-security" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reed Smith's Data Protection, Privacy &amp; Cybersecurity page</a>.

DSARs and their ever-increasing ramifications in the EU

Next on M365 in 5, we examine the data protection legal and regulatory considerations of Microsoft 365 relating to profiling, tracking and data transfers in compliance with the GDPR – and their implications in the EU and Germany. Hear from Reed Smith partners Andy Splittgerber (Munich) and Anthony Diana (New York), with counsel Catherine Castaldo (New York). For more information, visit Reed Smith's Data Protection, Privacy &amp; Cybersecurity page.

Next on M365 in 5, we examine the data protection legal and regulatory considerations of Microsoft 365 relating to profiling, tracking and data transfers in compliance with the GDPR – and their implications in the EU and Germany. Hear from Reed Smith partners <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/s/splittgerber-andreas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andy Splittgerber</a> (Munich) and <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/d/diana-anthony-j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Diana</a> (New York), with counsel <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/c/castaldo-catherine-r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catherine Castaldo</a> (New York). For more information, visit <a href="https://www.reedsmith.com/en/capabilities/services/tech-and-data/data-privacy-and-security" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reed Smith's Data Protection, Privacy &amp; Cybersecurity page</a>.

M365 in 5: Transatlantic perspectives on data protection rules in Germany and the EU

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