Cybersecurity and Data Protection
We help organizations build robust cybersecurity programs, respond to data breaches, and comply with evolving privacy regulations, combining technical understanding with legal expertise to protect digital assets.
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Defending Digital Assets and Managing Cyber Risk
Cybersecurity threats and data protection requirements have become critical business concerns across all industries. MC Law provides comprehensive legal counsel to help organizations protect their digital assets, respond to incidents, and comply with privacy regulations.
Privacy Compliance Programs
We help organizations build comprehensive privacy programs addressing GDPR compliance, CCPA and state privacy law compliance, sector-specific requirements like HIPAA and GLBA, international data transfer mechanisms, and privacy by design implementation.
Incident Response
Data breaches require rapid, coordinated response. We provide breach response counsel, forensic investigation management, notification compliance, regulatory engagement, and litigation defense.
Key IP Challenges
Patent Eligibility
Navigating Section 101 requirements for AI and algorithm-based inventions in the post-Alice landscape.
Trade Secret Balance
Determining when to patent versus maintain as trade secrets, especially for training data and model weights.
Inventorship Questions
Addressing inventorship for AI-assisted inventions and outputs generated by machine learning systems.
Defensive Positioning
Building patent portfolios that provide freedom to operate and defense against competitors.
Open Source Issues
Managing IP implications of using open-source frameworks and contributing to open-source projects.
Global Strategy
Coordinating international patent filings across jurisdictions with varying approaches to AI patentability.
Our Services
Patent Prosecution
Strategic patent drafting and prosecution for AI innovations
Brand Protection
Trademark registration for AI products and services
Trade Secrets
Protection strategies for algorithms and training data
Copyright
Software code and AI-generated content protection
IP Licensing
Technology licensing and joint development agreements
Litigation
IP dispute resolution and enforcement
Industry Team
Representative Matters
Machine Learning Platform Portfolio
Built a comprehensive patent portfolio of 40+ patents protecting a Fortune 500 company's machine learning infrastructure.
AI Training Data Protection
Developed comprehensive trade secret protection program for proprietary datasets and model training methodologies.
Patent Infringement Defense
Successfully defended AI startup against patent infringement claims from industry competitor.
Cross-License Agreement
Negotiated strategic cross-licensing agreement between AI companies enabling market expansion.
Discuss Your IP Strategy
Our industry-specialized attorneys are ready to help you develop a comprehensive intellectual property strategy tailored to your business.