Beginning October 1, 2024, telemarketers will have to pay higher fees for access to phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. In a unanimous decision, the FTC increased
Continue Reading The Calls You Forward to Voicemail Just Got More Expensive to MakeBreaching Social Media Platforms’ Section 230 Shield
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Last month, the Ninth Circuit reeled back protections for digital media platforms on which scam ads are found. Calise v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 103 F.4th 732 (9th Cir. 2024)…
Continue Reading Breaching Social Media Platforms’ Section 230 ShieldTips to Avoid Savvier Scammers
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Data recently released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows how likely it is for a typical communication from a well-known company to be a scam in disguise. Whether it’s…
Continue Reading Tips to Avoid Savvier ScammersDevelopers’ Liability for Infringing Generative-AI Outputs
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The advent of generative-AI tools has brought challenging questions of accountability to the forefront, especially when those tools generate content that may infringe on someone’s copyright. Determining liability—whether it falls…
Continue Reading Developers’ Liability for Infringing Generative-AI OutputsProtections Under Trade Secret Law
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My colleagues Cali Roth Spota and Anthony J. Noonan recently wrote a comprehensive summary of trade secret law that you can read in the alert here. In their summary…
Continue Reading Protections Under Trade Secret LawSupreme Court Rejects TRUMP TOO SMALL Trademark
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“TRUMP TOO SMALL”
This is the trademark that Steve Elster has been trying to get registered for the past six years since filing his trademark application all the way back…
Continue Reading Supreme Court Rejects TRUMP TOO SMALL TrademarkNAD Case Decision Summaries
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The National Advertising Division (NAD) issues decisions on a periodic basis involving advertising claims submitted to it for review. Although the full case decisions are not publicly available without a…
Continue Reading NAD Case Decision SummariesBeware Made in USA Advertising
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A few weeks ago, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached an agreement with Williams-Sonoma over a lawsuit alleging that it listed multiple products as being “Made in USA” that were…
Continue Reading Beware Made in USA AdvertisingUSPTO’s Guidance on AI-Based Tools
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Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United States Department of Commerce issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence tools when practicing before…
Continue Reading USPTO’s Guidance on AI-Based ToolsSCOTUS Extends Copyright Damages
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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that the U.S. Copyright Act does not have a time limit for monetary recovery. That means that copyright owner can…
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