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 ReviewsLaws Regulating Advertising Targeted at Minors Apply Equally in Augmented and Virtual Reality
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The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (“CARU”), a BBB National Programs unit that monitors child targeted advertising, issued a compliance warning making clear it intends to enforce its advertising guidelines as…
Continue Reading Laws Regulating Advertising Targeted at Minors Apply Equally in Augmented and Virtual RealityThe FTC is Strictly Enforcing Its “Made In USA” Labeling Rule
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Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit against Electrowarmth Products, LLC and its owner, Daniel W. Grindle alleging that they falsely claimed some of their products were made in…
Continue Reading The FTC is Strictly Enforcing Its “Made In USA” Labeling RuleUSPTO Updates – Aug. 2022
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Commencing 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. 2022USPTO Updates Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
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As those involved in the world of trademark law likely know, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) publishes an immensely helpful Manual covering the practices and procedures of…
Continue Reading USPTO Updates Trademark Manual of Examining ProcedureThe U.S. Copyright Office Hires First Chief Economist
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Annual revenues from industries reliant upon the copyright system in the United States hover between $1.2 and $2.5 trillion each year, or between 6% and 12% of the U.S. GDP.
Continue Reading The U.S. Copyright Office Hires First Chief EconomistIntellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods
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Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. Below are three…
Continue Reading Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion GoodsU.S. Copyright Office Launches “Small Claims Court”
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Filing a copyright lawsuit just got a little bit easier. In June 2022, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) began accepting cases. The CCB, which will function as the U.S. Copyright…
Continue Reading U.S. Copyright Office Launches “Small Claims Court”USPTO Issues New Guide Regarding an Examining Attorney’s Burden to Support Genericness Refusal
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This past month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a new examination guide regarding the burden an examining attorney must meet to refuse registration of an applied-for mark…
Continue Reading USPTO Issues New Guide Regarding an Examining Attorney’s Burden to Support Genericness RefusalNCAA Issues Formal Guidance Regarding Booster Influence on NIL Deals
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Last summer, the NCAA allowed student-athletes to be paid for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (“NIL”), but did not issue formal guidance on the matter. That changed…
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