Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release stating that it “is putting hundreds of advertisers on notice that they should avoid deceiving consumers with advertisements that
Continue Reading FTC’s Newest Notice of Penalty OffensesThese days, does a week go by without something new in the artificial intelligence (AI) world? This week the Copyright Office issued a Policy Statement to “clarify its practices for
Continue Reading Copyright Office Addressing AIWould it even be the Super Bowl if there wasn’t a blog post asking about your favorite commercials? Are your top choices dictated by the product, the celebrity, or the
Continue Reading SB Commercial Debate 2023Has there been an uptick in lawsuits involving false advertising of inexpensive products? Seems like it, or maybe I’m just paying more attention. The latest one I read about is
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just published its Health Products Compliance Guidance (“Guidance”), which it issued to replace an advertising guide from 1998 focused on dietary supplements. For this new
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced earlier this month that it is seeking public comments on potential updates to its “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims” (“Guides,” also
Continue Reading FTC Seeks Comments on “Green Guides”This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and six states filed a lawsuit against rental listing platform Roomster Corp. and its owners based on their posting of fake positive reviews
Continue Reading FTC Goes After Fake ReviewsCommencing August 1, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is modernizing the patent and trademark assignment request process because, going forward, users will submit requests virtually using the
Continue Reading USPTO Updates – Aug. 2022The quicker, streamlined, and less expensive method for resolving copyright infringement matters valued at under $30,000 will soon be available to copyright enforcers. Currently scheduled to begin hearing cases in
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On March 22, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it was breaking its final ties with Russia’s intellectual property agencies. Specifically, the USPTO has terminated engagement
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