IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 3, 2023

Forbidding the employment of foreign models and voice actors in advertisements starting of October 1, 2022, was one of ARCON’s first actions. Without utilising APCON in this case, MIC was able to secure the placement of an advertising in the Punch Newspaper on May 29, 2014. Introduction.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 28, 2022

.” Two parents in the district, Christopher and Kimberly Garnier, posted criticisms of the trustees and the board to those social media pages. “The Garniers’ social media comments did not use profanity or threaten physical harm, and almost all of their comments related to PUSD. ” Mootness. State Action.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. Nothing less will do. Disclosures, Endorsements, Dark Patterns – Oh, My!

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2022

The new 2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract (the 2022 Contract), which is retroactively effective to April 1, 2022, appears to offer certain benefits to advertiser and agency signatories of the Commercials Contract, particularly JPC authorizers, as well as Union member performers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Court strikes down Maryland’s Digital Advertising Tax Act on First Amendment, Dormant Commerce Clause, and other grounds (including the Internet Tax Freedom Act). 30, 2022): Tofurky prevails on the merits of its argument that that [sic] the speech it not inherently misleading. 2022 WL 17248983 (9th Cir. targeted advertisement.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

2022 WL 2670339 (S.D. July 11, 2022) involves a copyright infringement action brought by a group of music publishers and record companies against an energy drink and sports nutrition supplement company doing business as Bang Energy and its CEO. UMG Recordings, Inc. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., By: Hinch Newman LLP

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The opinion holds that the key parts of Florida’s social media censorship law (SB 7072) likely violate the First Amendment and should remain enjoined. ” The opinion also highlights the madness of the Fifth Circuit allowing the Texas social media censorship law to take effect via a 1-line order. “S.B.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Three dynamics combined to make 2022 a brutal year for Internet Law. This reflects years of tech-trashing by the media and politicians–and an imbalanced discourse because there’s surprisingly little counternarrative to the techlash narrative (I hope to address this with my forthcoming book project).

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

On August 23, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced it will continue to seek additional public comment on how children are increasingly being affected by digital advertising and marketing messages “that may blur the line between ads and entertainment.” And that question is even more acute when it comes to children.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

That’s a long prelude to explaining how my “summer 2022” really dates back to November 2021 and won’t end until January. Nevertheless, as the semester has already started at Santa Clara Law, I’ll do my rundown of my 2022 outputs-to-date anyway. Regulation of Political Advertising (2022 Edition).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 15, 2023

The company aims at highlighting the qualities of the products through advertisements which thereafter becomes an advertisement campaign which build the market identity of the product. The advertisements require a lot of brainstorming in highlighting the distinctive characteristics of the product and build its uniqueness.

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43(B)log

APRIL 18, 2023

12, 2023) Following a large verdict for Monster on false advertising claims, this opinion discusses extensively the requirements for injunctive relief in false advertising cases. The jury awarded $271,924,174 for damages sustained by Defendants’ false advertising and found that the false advertising was willful and deliberate. “As

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

As reported in our previous article published in 2019, the Committees of Advertising Practice ( CAP ) have been focussing for some time on protecting children and young persons through their regulation of gambling advertising. In April, CAP announced a tightening of these rules , which will come into effect on 1 October 2022.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For example, we have seen hosting companies, advertisers, and social media platforms being added. 2022 Notorious Markets Review Yesterday, the USTR published its 2022 Review of Notorious Markets. Russia-based classified advertisement platform Avato is another newcomer.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 6, 2022

As reported in our previous article published in 2019, the Committees of Advertising Practice ( CAP ) have been focussing for some time on protecting children and young persons through their regulation of gambling advertising. In April, CAP announced a tightening of these rules , which will come into effect on 1 October 2022.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2023

Creager sells Montana post drivers (made in China) that compete with the Texas post drivers sold by IDT (advertised as made in the USA). IDT removed its “Made in USA” advertising in the first 8 months of 2022, and its on-line sales increased during that time period. There’s more, including public disputes on Craigslist.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Trademark infringement has grown more complex and pervasive, ranging from counterfeit goods to digital squatting and keyword advertising. While keyword advertising uses trademarked words to divert customers, cybersquatting involves acquiring domain names to benefit from trademarks. Case Study: Satyam Infoway Ltd.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 19, 2022

2022 WL 141561, No. 14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. Facebook, Inc., 20-CV-08570-LHK (N.D. That time has come for Facebook.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

2022 WL 912890, No. Meta’s Ads Manager displays a “Potential Reach” for an ad after advertisers select their targeting and placement criteria; the default for people in the United States aged 18 and up was over 200 million people, revised as demographic targeting criteria are selected. DZ Reserve v. Meta Platforms, Inc.,

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Above the Fold

MAY 25, 2022

Social media has taken over, with social media users nearly doubling from 2.3 1] Social media platforms provide direct access to consumers, with the ability to focus on niche consumer groups. The rise of financial advice influencers on social media are a prime example of potential risk for companies.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Over the past few years the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been actively taking steps to address consumer protection concerns with sponsorships and endorsements within social media posts that have not been clearly disclosed. Social media platforms. Proactively promote and facilitate compliance by brands.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

creators whose creative works were featured in Facebook advertisements without permission. Much of the language was written well before widespread adoption of social media, and much of that language was vague even then. The lawsuit is proposed as a class action, including all U.S. They estimate that class to be in the thousands.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 24, 2023

When BBB fans aren’t glued to their TVs waiting for the drama to unfold, many can be found on social media, usually speculating about what comes next, based on what they’ve just seen. For example, there is an impact on the attractiveness of audiovisual products for the advertising market,” it reads.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Over the past few years the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been actively taking steps to address consumer protection concerns with sponsorships and endorsements within social media posts that have not been clearly disclosed. Social media platforms.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 25, 2022

Social media has taken over, with social media users nearly doubling from 2.3 1] Social media platforms provide direct access to consumers, with the ability to focus on niche consumer groups. The rise of financial advice influencers on social media are a prime example of potential risk for companies.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

The bill regulates “social media platforms,” defined as an “electronic medium” that allows “users to create, share, and view user?generated As they realize the bill’s implications, I’m hoping Minnesota parents will tell their Senators to scrap this effort. What The Bill Says. generated content.”

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 6, 2022

87627828 (January 3, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher Larkin). 88933368 (January 4, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Jonathan Hudis). 90114652 (January 4, 2022) (Opinion by Judge Linda A. Here are the first three TTAB decisions of the new year in appeals from Section 2(d) refusals. No hints today.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 29, 2023

For reasons that make absolutely no sense while somehow making perfect sense, millions of internet users think that social media platforms are perfect for piracy. Nevertheless, the masses love quick and easy so in common with similar platforms everywhere, social media has a piracy problem.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. 2022) (hereinafter “hiQ 2022 Circuit opinion”); see also hiQ Labs, Inc. 2022) (hereinafter “hiQ 2022 district opinion) (defining “scraping” as “a process of extracting information from a website using automated means”).

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In the final weeks of 2022, Velocity of Content is looking back at the past twelve months of programs. Traditional journalism organizations and digital-native social media networks alike face a formidable challenge – more and more, people trust information less and less. Too much information. I frankly no longer believe that.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Remembering another lousy year with a countdown of the most ill-considered, unsatisfying and wrongly-decided copyright rulings of 2022. So what better way to commemorate 2022 than with a look at the worst copyright decisions from coast to coast? Well, there you have it—the worst copyright rulings of 2022, according to yours truly.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2022

This is one of the dozens of lawsuits alleging that social media services addict kids. Snap also relies heavily on its ability to collect and disclose to its advertisers the personal data and metrics collected from Oregon residents, including M.K. by collecting her data for use and distribution to advertisers while M.K.

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IPilogue

JUNE 27, 2022

This article was originally posted on E-TIPS For Deeth Williams Wall LLP on June 15, 2022. On June 2, 2022, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the Court) issued its decision in the ongoing class action matter, Douez v Facebook, Inc. , 2022 BCSC 914 , holding that Facebook, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

She tattooed the Sedlik photo onto Farmer and promoted the tattoo on social media. “no one has told [Sedlik] they would not buy a copy of the Portrait because they had seen the Tattoo or social media posts about the Tattoo.” May 31, 2022). Tattoo Advertising/Human Billboards. Nature of the Work.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The TTAB upheld three refusal to register the proposed mark POSITIVE ONLINE PRESENCE for "Providing marketing consulting in the field of social media." In re Media Minefield, Inc. 88395484 (December 14, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Peter W. Welch 2022. And so, all three refusals were affirmed.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

DECEMBER 8, 2022

On 1 June 2022 new competition rules for vertical agreements came into force in the EU and UK, the first time the two have diverged in recent years and a move requiring businesses operating in the territories to comply with both regimes. Read more. .

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