CCIA Asks Supreme Court To Review Constitutionality of ITC’s Actions In Patent Case Illustrating Expanded Use Of ITC Against US Companies

Briefs and Filings, News & Events, Patent Reform & Copyright

Washington — As the International Trade Commission has increasingly expanded its jurisdiction to include ruling on domestic patent issues, the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an amicus brief Monday afternoon asking the Supreme Court to grant cert and review the misuse of the ITC by foreign entities against US companies. The Federal District court…

CCIA Asks Supreme Court To Preserve Copyright Framework That Allows Interoperability

Briefs and Filings, News & Events, Patent Reform & Copyright

Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed an amicus brief in a Supreme Court case that has major implications for the entire tech industry. The issue in Google v. Oracle is whether the reuse of certain program elements necessary for interoperability is an infringement of copyright law. The case has been under…

CCIA Asks Supreme Court To Hear Case On Whether A Company Can Claim Copyright On Code That Allows Programs To Communicate

News & Events, Patent Reform & Copyright

Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed an amicus brief today asking the Supreme Court to take up a case on whether copyright may be used to prevent software programs from communicating with one another. The case between Oracle and Google has been going on for nearly a decade. CCIA argues that…

CCIA Files Brief Ahead Of Upcoming Apple App Store Supreme Court Case

Briefs and Filings, Competition Policy, News & Events

Washington — As the Apple v. Pepper case heads to the Supreme Court, tech companies as well as businesses that rely on services uniting buyers and sellers are watching the outcome to see how it will impact their future business endeavors. The Computer & Communications Industry Association, which has advocated on the pro-competition side of…

Supreme Court Rules That Cell Site Location Information Has Fourth Amendment Protection

Cloud, News & Events, Privacy & Security

Washington — Law enforcement cannot access a criminal suspect’s cell site location information without a warrant based on probable cause, according to a Supreme Court ruling today. Carpenter v. United States examined whether the warrantless seizure and search of historical cellphone records, revealing the location and movements of a cell phone user over the course…

Supreme Court Opens Floodgates to Internet Extraterritorial Taxation in 5-4 Vote

News & Events, Taxes & Trade, US

Washington — The Supreme Court has issued a ruling permitting states to tax e-commerce providers outside their own borders. The case, pitting South Dakota against Wayfair, Overstock.com, and Newegg, was a closely watched dispute over whether these companies would have to collect taxes based on the hundreds of jurisdictions where their customers might live. While…