Intellectual Property Pulse

Kattison Avenue/Katten Kattwalk | Issue 2

JD Supra Law

JANUARY 26, 2023

On the hot topic of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues, our lead article covers greenwashing and sustainability claims. In this combined winter issue, we cover top issues affecting brands in fashion, retail and advertising.

Editing

Editing Advertising Advertising Branding

Monday Miscellany

The IPKat

APRIL 29, 2024

The conference has a packed agenda, with panels discussing topics including: What assistance can SSOs give in resolving FRAND disputes?; IBIL would like to offer IPKat readers a 15% discount on all tickets (one-day, two-day, in-person and on-line) which can be claimed using the discount code IPKAT-2024 at the checkout.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law Editing IP

ESG statements are commercial speech excluded from California's anti-SLAPP law

43(B)log

JUNE 21, 2023

5, 2023) Hicks alleged that defendant, a California agricultural corporation, misrepresented the environmental impact of its farming practices through its advertising and “Inaugural Report on Environmental, Social and Governance Actions.” She brought the usual California statutory claims. Grimmway Enters., 2023 WL 3829689, No.

Law

Law Social Media Reporting Business

The Year of the Green – Upcoming FTC Workshop on Recyclable Claims

LexBlog IP

MARCH 2, 2023

Late last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was examining the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, better known as the Green Guides. consumer perception of recycling claims and whether the Green Guides need to be refreshed on this topic. And we are fans of this approach.

Marketing

Marketing Marketing Intellectual Property

Bamboozling – Part I: Do Green Claims Require a Life Cycle Analysis?

LexBlog IP

APRIL 11, 2022

The title of this series is an homage to the great Lesley Fair, who launched and authors many of the best of the FTC’s business blogs and who coined this term in her blog reviewing 2013 cases on the same topic. As noted above, this is not the first time the FTC has brought enforcement action over such claims. One group paid $1.26

Settlement

Settlement Blogging Branding Brands

Facebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Fact-Checking Explanations–Stossel v. Meta

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

challenged claims by “environmental alarmists.” Specifically, with respect to the Fire Video, he claims that Facebook imputed a fact statement to the video that he didn’t make. Specifically, with respect to the Fire Video, he claims that Facebook imputed a fact statement to the video that he didn’t make.

Litigation

Litigation Advertising Advertising Blogging

Book Review and Discount: Propriété intellectuelle et développement durable / Intellectual Property & Sustainable Development

The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2024

The Case of Upcycling”, Irene Calboli and Siroos Tanner address the IP dimension of upcycling and explore ways to prevent this environmentally friendly practice from being hindered by claims of potential trademark and copyright infringement. centred perspective, it — unsurprisingly —managed to grasp the essence of the topic globally.

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property False Advertising Editing Settlement

17th Public Commission Meeting – The FTC is Finally Seeing Green?

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2022

So the big item on the agenda was the announcement that the FTC will review the “Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims,” affectionately known as the Green Guides. Leading the pack of concerns is the question of how the Commission would analyze sustainability claims.

Privacy

Privacy Technology Publishing Reporting

Ten things to know about NFTs

The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Already Michael Owen has deleted a tweet claiming that his NFTs will be “the first ever that can't lose their initial value,” after the ASA considered that the tweet was likely to mislead consumers. However, some platforms are moving towards solutions and claim to be more environmentally friendly (such as Serenade ).

Non-Fungible Tokens

Non-Fungible Tokens Advertising Advertising Ownership

Journey Through “Januarys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. As Yogesh Byadwal’s most recent post on this topic made me think. Intrigued, I parsed the past posts to understand how the discussion on this topic has evolved over the years. Well … not really!

Non-Fungible Tokens

Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Business Moral Rights

Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

The topic of interest is related to both the cellular and molecular aspects of biological objects. Environment- Research in Environmental biotechnology contribute to making a healthier atmosphere for the living animals. Biotechnology-the word suggests that this is biological advancement based on technology.

Patent

Patent Inventor Invention Intellectual Property

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) Webinar – “Hot Topics in Advertising Law in North America”

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Teami ($15 million settlement, all but $1 million suspended), where there were other bad things like fighting cancer claims and also nondisclosure by influencers like Cardi B. Drip pricing (adding fees after initial disclosure) is an area of significant interest: StubHub, TicketMaster, car rental companies that charge “environmental” fees.

Advertising

Advertising Advertising Law Privacy

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 02- January 09)

SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Delhi High Court to revisit the issue “ whether rights under registered trademarks can be enforced after giving up the right to file actionable claims qua the same by claiming an exemption from GST ” Directs the Senior Standing Counsel, Dept. Continuing with our annual tradition, we curated a list of the top IP developments in India.

Trademark

Trademark IP Registration Reporting

Utilizing RightFind Across the R&D Pipeline

Velocity of Content

JANUARY 26, 2022

The result is often duplicated efforts, wasted time and resources, and slow or chaotic responses to urgent situations where access to scientific information and data is crucial (think: adverse medical events, environmental disasters, product recalls, etc.). Claims made in a company’s promotional materials need to be substantiated.

Marketing

Marketing Marketing Licensing Publishing

Answering the $296 Billion Question: FTC’s Proposed Rulemaking on Worker Non-Competes Likely to be Found Unconstitutional

Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

The FTC acknowledges, however, that it has never before used its rulemaking authority to regulate employee non-compete agreements , which it claims will have an economic impact of $296 billion, and its attempt to completely preempt state law on the basis of this statutory authority is surprising. Environmental Protection Agency , 142 S.

Contracts

Contracts Law Government Reporting

Answering the $296 Billion Question: FTC’s Proposed Rulemaking on Worker Non-Competes Likely to be Found Unconstitutional

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

The FTC acknowledges, however, that it has never before used its rulemaking authority to regulate employee non-compete agreements , which it claims will have an economic impact of $296 billion, and its attempt to completely preempt state law on the basis of this statutory authority is surprising. Environmental Protection Agency , 142 S.

Contracts

Contracts Law Government Reporting

Answering the $296 Billion Question: FTC’s Proposed Rulemaking on Worker Non-Competes Likely to be Found Unconstitutional

Trading Secrets

JANUARY 12, 2023

The FTC acknowledges, however, that it has never before used its rulemaking authority to regulate employee non-compete agreements , which it claims will have an economic impact of $296 billion, and its attempt to completely preempt state law on the basis of this statutory authority is surprising. Environmental Protection Agency , 142 S.

Contracts

Contracts Law Government Reporting

Intellectual Property Pulse

Kattison Avenue/Katten Kattwalk | Issue 2

Monday Miscellany

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ESG statements are commercial speech excluded from California's anti-SLAPP law

The Year of the Green – Upcoming FTC Workshop on Recyclable Claims

Bamboozling – Part I: Do Green Claims Require a Life Cycle Analysis?

Facebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Fact-Checking Explanations–Stossel v. Meta

Book Review and Discount: Propriété intellectuelle et développement durable / Intellectual Property & Sustainable Development

17th Public Commission Meeting – The FTC is Finally Seeing Green?

Ten things to know about NFTs

Journey Through “Januarys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

Patent – a shield for modern biotechnology

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) Webinar – “Hot Topics in Advertising Law in North America”

SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 02- January 09)

Utilizing RightFind Across the R&D Pipeline

Answering the $296 Billion Question: FTC’s Proposed Rulemaking on Worker Non-Competes Likely to be Found Unconstitutional

Answering the $296 Billion Question: FTC’s Proposed Rulemaking on Worker Non-Competes Likely to be Found Unconstitutional

Answering the $296 Billion Question: FTC’s Proposed Rulemaking on Worker Non-Competes Likely to be Found Unconstitutional

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