Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a new rule to prevent “Made in USA” labels from being used fraudulently. This new rule codifies the FTC’s policy which requires products
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Name, Image and Likeness Legislation Changes College Sports
The NCAA announced that it will allow student-athletes throughout the country to profit from their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) starting on July 1, 2021, which marks a major shift
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Want to Save Money? Address Your Trademark Issues Now.
For the first time in nearly three years, the USPTO will be adjusting its fees for Trademark Registrations and for filing fees related to proceedings involving the Trademark Trial and
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Beware of Online Scammers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported a three-fold increase in consumer reports about scams arising on social media since last year as well as a spike around the time
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Getting Rich Covfefe
We live in an era where news, information, and trends move very quickly. Words, phrases, or ideas that were obscure or non-existent yesterday can be the top trending story tomorrow.
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Taste Held Not Protectable Under European Copyright Laws
Earlier this month, the European Court of Justice ruled that the taste of a food product is not eligible for protection under EU copyright laws.
The ruling by European Union’s
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Update: Brand Enforcement Challenges
The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, took effect May 25, 2018. As predicted, the GDPR has complicated access to WHOIS information (commonly used to look up the contact
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The Looming (Brand Enforcement) Blackout
There are over 330 million domain names supporting over 1.8 billion websites having a unique hostname on the internet right now. But who owns each of these? There are many
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Creating Buzz Through Creative Brand Management
Today is International Women’s Day. As a way to celebrate, McDonald’s has flipped their iconic golden arches upside-down. The
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Growing Industry Lacks I.P. Protection
A trademark may give a business the right to stop others from using these marks to sell similar goods or services or using marks that may be confusingly similar. However,
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