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Planning to Advertise That You're "Fair Trade Certified"?

USA - September 27 2023 Chobani sells yogurt that is "Fair Trade Certified" -- and the front of the product packaging prominently displays the Fair Trade logo. The back of…

The Girl with the Tiger King Tattoo Loses Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Netflix

USA - September 25 2023 In the early days of the pandemic, tattoo parlors across the country - including one owned by plaintiff Molly Cramer - were shuttered due to the…

FTC to Host Virtual Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence

USA - September 22 2023 The Federal Trade Commission just announced that it is going to host a virtual roundtable on artificial intelligence and content creation. The FTC…

“Don’t wait to get a CID from the FTC,” Levine Warns Advertisers at NAD Conference

USA - September 22 2023 At the National Advertising Division’s annual conference this week in Philadelphia, Samuel Levine, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau…

Publishing Technical Standards Incorporated By Reference in the Law Qualifies as Fair Use, Says DC Circuit

USA - September 19 2023 The plaintiffs are three organizations that created and own the copyright in technical standards that establish best practices for various industries…

California AG Sues Fossil Fuel Companies, Alleging They Misled Consumers About Climate Change

USA - September 19 2023 California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he filed a lawsuit against five of the world's largest oil and gas companies, as well as the…

New FTC Staff Paper Addresses Dangers of Blurred Lines When Advertising to Kids; Provides Recommendations for Marketers

USA - September 18 2023 Last week, the FTC released a new staff paper titled “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media.” The paper follows an October 2022…

The Cat’s Out of the Bag: SEC’s Theory Impacts NFT Industry

USA - September 15 2023 In recent weeks, the SEC announced two separate enforcement actions against creators of non-fungible token (NFT) projects, alleging that the offering…

Are Starbucks' "Sprouted Grain" Bagels Made From Mostly Sprouted Grains?

USA - September 14 2023 If you sell "sprouted grain" bagels, does this mean that the grains in those bagels are all (or at least mostly) sprouted grains? That was the issue…

Suit Over “Protein-Packed” Label Proceeds Against Chip Maker

USA - September 8 2023 “Protein-packed” chips: are they actually a good source of protein, or misleading? A California judge allowed claims to proceed against Mondelez…