Insurance and reinsurance companies should be aware of the new Supreme Court decision issued this week which impacts insurer patents and software as they relate to business methods. read more
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The Intellectual Property Group of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge is holding a 60 minute complimentary webinar entitled "Intellectual Property Issues for the Insurance Industry: An International Prospective" on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EST. read more
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New revised Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines for advertisements containing endorsements or testimonials focus attention on “new media” as an advertising venue. The guidelines require transparency and disclosure of any material relationship between the manufacturer and the endorser or poster. read more
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The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has asked the Florida Supreme Court to decide if liability insurance policies cover damages for violations of a federal law prohibiting the transmission of unsolicited advertisements by facsimile. read more
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and Bancorp Services LLC are back in the ring again. Bancorp has filed a complaint alleging that MetLife is infringing a patent for a system that administers and tracks the values of insurance policies in separate accounts (U.S. Patent No. 7,249,037). read more
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