Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Regulators have sought to suppress online targeted advertising for years, with only minimal success. In turn, advertisers have fled Twitter. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward.

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Law Social Media Advertising Advertising 103

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Introduction In today’s digital economy, trademarks play an important role in developing a brand’s identity, establishing customer trust, and assuring market competition. The accessibility of Internet markets and the ease with which information may be shared have given rise to new opportunities for trademark infringement.

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Trademark Social Media Advertising Advertising 86

43(B)log

DECEMBER 7, 2023

17, 2023) Super-interesting holding that, while there’s no patent field preemption against bringing false patent marking claims under the Lanham Act, Dastar (as expansively interpreted to cover false advertising claims) does preclude such claims, possibly only because of party argument. A party pleading false marking claim under 35 U.S.C. §

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False Advertising Social Media Advertising Advertising 59

43(B)log

AUGUST 9, 2021

2021) Plaintiffs/Debtors argued, and the court held in relevant part, that defendants (Charter) breached the automatic stay by a literally false and intentionally misleading advertising campaign to induce the Debtors’ customers to terminate their agreements with the Debtors by telling them that bankruptcy risked impairment of their service.

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Law 119

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

23, 2024) Plaintiffs alleged that defendants conspired to inflate the US News ranking of USC Rossier School of Education by submitting inaccurate or incomplete data to US News and market the resulting ranking to the public. However, USC submitted student selectivity data only for USC Rossier’s highly selective, in-person Ph.D.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Two recent key developments were the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act. On the heels of the mandatory editorial transparency provisions in Florida and Texas’ social media censorship laws, the California legislature thought it could one-up those states by passing a law with at least 161 different disclosure requirements.

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Law Social Media Government Privacy 114

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For example, social media has been widely discussing the impact of micro-plastics on the environment and contemplating methods to reduce its release. The objective is to mislead the consumers knowing well the marketability of this concept. Another pertinent aspect is the effect of its disposal to the environment.

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Branding Brands Branding Trademark 79