Effective on July 1, 2024, the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act will amend Tennessee’s Personal Rights Protection Act of 1984 to explicitly include protections for songwriters, performers
Continue Reading It’s Now or Never: The ELVIS Act Takes on AI in Music
The recent final approval of a class action settlement in Johnson v. Comodo Group, Inc. demonstrates the substantial risks companies face when facing allegations of engaging in automated telemarketing without
Continue Reading A Decade of Litigation: Key Takeaways from the Johnson v. Comodo Group TCPA SettlementRecently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a Complaint against JustAnswer LLC and its CEO, alleging the company misled consumers into enrolling in monthly recurring subscriptions without obtaining consumers’ affirmative
Continue Reading FTC Sues JustAnswer for Deceptive Subscription PracticesQ: Why do companies refer to the Super Bowl as The Big Game in their advertising?
A: Because the Super Bowl is trademarked, but The Big Game is not. Of
Continue Reading Big Game Advertising QuestionsThe Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has reached a settlement with NextMed (also known as Southern Health Solutions, Inc.), resolving allegations that the telehealth company misled consumers through deceptive advertising, billing
Continue Reading When ‘Too Good to Be True’ Really Is Too Good to Be True: FTC Settles With NextMed Regarding Deceptive Advertising PracticesThe Federal Trade Commission approved Omnicom Group Inc.’s approximately $13.5 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG) but with strict conditions designed to prevent anticompetitive coordination in
Continue Reading FTC Restricts Omnicom-IPG Merger to Prevent Viewpoint-Based Ad BiasRecently, major technology companies, Anthropic and Meta each secured landmark victories in separate copyright lawsuits. The companies had been sued by authors and their publishers, regarding claims that these companies’
Continue Reading Anthropic and Meta Win Major, but Limited, AI Copyright LawsuitsWhat has become known as the “Sad Beige Lawsuit” ended on May 28, 2025, when influencer Sydney Nicole Gifford (“Gifford”) voluntarily dismissed all claims against fellow influencer Alyssa Sheil (“Sheil”)
Continue Reading Influencer Aesthetic Dispute Resolves by Voluntarily DismissalThe Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, 16 C.F.R. Part 464, is effective as of May 12, 2025. According to the FTC’s recent press release
Continue Reading FTC’s Unfair/Deceptive Fees Rule Takes Effect
In a significant decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently ruled that the Copyright Act of 1976 requires human authorship to register a work, affirming
Continue Reading AI and Copyright: What a Recent Court Ruling Means for AI Creators and Intellectual Property RightsLasko Products, LLC (“Lasko”) and the Hesung Innovation Corp./DREO Limited (“DREO”) are competitors, both specializing in the fan and heater market. Recently, Lasko filed a Fast-Track SWIFT challenge with the
Continue Reading After Competitor’s Challenge, NAD Recommends DREO’s Discontinuance of Claims of Being the No. 1 Fan and Heater BrandIn a recent precedential cancellation decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) partially granted Respondent’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the parties’ stipulation that prior proceedings between them
Continue Reading TTAB Practitioners Beware: TTAB Dismissals With Prejudice, but Without Judgment, Can Support a Claim Preclusion Defense