Brand owners can protect trademarks in Trademark Clearinghouse for new gTLD domain names *

Global - April 24 2013
The new Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) expansion undertaken by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently…

Co-authors: Jason Nardiello, Sean Fifield.

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Using, marketing or collecting consumer data? *

USA - April 17 2013
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sent letters to six providers of tenant rental history reports warning that the reports they sell may be…

Co-authors: Brett Foster, Patrick J. Hatfield, Bart W. Huffman.

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FTC updated Dot Com Disclosure Guide: How to make your website, mobile apps, social media and online media comply *

USA - April 8 2013
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" ) recently announced final revisions to its guidance on how to keep advertising and promotions on websites…

Co-authors: Michael R. Schulman, Gregory Casamento, Jason Mueller, Sean Fifield.

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Discretionary pricing in auto lending and the CFPB (oh no!) *

USA - April 2 2013
Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the CFPB) issued Bulletin 2013-02 titled "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal…

Co-authors: Brett Foster, Mark Mayer.

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Social media - financial regulators propose guidance *

USA - March 13 2013
Comment Period Ends March 25, 2013 The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) on January 24, 2013, released proposed guidance on…

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