Food, the FTC and the Risks of Social Media Promotions
Social media platforms offer food and other CPG companies a host of new, creative ways to engage with consumers and generate brand experiences, especially on strongly visual platforms like Pinterest,...
View ArticleRecent 340B Orphan Drug Decision May Have Widespread Implications
In This Issue: - Orphan Drug Rule Background - PhRMA Sues to Block the Orphan Drug Rule - District Court Says HHS Overstepped Its Authority and Invalidates Orphan Drug Rule - Implications on the...
View ArticleNew Clinical Trial Rules in the EU: A First Overview
Last week, Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Regulation establishes a single, EU-wide...
View ArticleComments Sought on Service Mark Examination Guidelines
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is soliciting comments on its draft version of the “Service Mark Specimens” examination guide. The topics covered by the guide include the elements of an...
View ArticleBusiness News Digest – June 2014
In this issue: - SEC Warns Private Equity Fund Advisers about Compliance Shortcomings - Why the 50 Percent Rule Deserves 100 Percent Attention - Exactly How Much Omega-3 Is in There? - Nonprofits and...
View ArticleGlobal Trademark Law Update: China And Canada
Global brand owners must keep abreast of developments in trademark law and practice in countries and regions throughout the world. International agreements, such as the Madrid Protocol and Paris...
View ArticleHealth Data Breach Victims Have Standing to Sue Says WV Supreme Court
The most common defense against class actions for data breach has itself been breached in a ruling last week by the West Virginia Supreme Court....By: Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security Matters
View ArticleSEC, Bitcoin and Unregistered Offerings
Bitcoin has been a much discussed item recently. The virtual currency is a digital representation of value that is traded and can serve as a medium of exchange. There are websites that use it. At one...
View ArticlePopular Reads: On Google, the EU, and the Right to be Forgotten
A recap of most popular writings on the recent European Court Ruling that Google must allow citizens the right to be forgotten....By: JD Supra Perspectives
View ArticleNew Chapter For Foreign Telecom Investment In Shanghai Free Trade Zone
The telecom industry has traditionally been highly regulated and restricted in terms of foreign investment in China. China tightly controls what types of telecom business including basic telecom...
View ArticleThe Right to Be Forgotten, Everywhere
While most people have focused on the free speech and implementation difficulties of the “right to be forgotten” announced by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v....
View ArticleCourt enforces False Claims Act’s first-to-file rule to bar complaint...
In Brief - When an alleged scheme to market drugs for unapproved “off-label” uses had already been identified by an earlier complaint, a later complaint providing additional details, but alleging the...
View ArticleFDA Regulatory Update: International Crack Down on Online Pharmacies...
By participating in the organized, global action known as Operation Pangea VII, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) made good on its promise to continue working with the international...
View Article(Just) the Right to Register a Trademark
Every so often there is a moment when trademark types, marketing types and brand owners need to pay close attention to where the law could be headed. Today, I’m sounding the alarm....By: Winthrop &...
View ArticleAPI Protection Under Copyright Is Upheld by Federal Circuit
There has been a lingering, divisive question in the software industry as to whether application programming interfaces (APIs) are entitled to copyright subject matter protection. Critics argue that...
View ArticleSEC Polices Cybersecurity on Wall Street
As U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairwoman Mary Jo White recently emphasized at a Cybersecurity Roundtable sponsored by the Commission, the rise of cybersecurity threats poses an...
View ArticleFrench trademarks composed of Chinese characters: imitation successfully...
On April 29, 2014, the Versailles Appeal Court issued an interesting decision as regards assessment of likelihood of confusion between two French trademarks composed of Chinese characters and...
View ArticleState “Right-To-Try” Laws Gain Momentum
In an example of life imitating art, several states are considering “right-to-try” legislation to make experimental drugs—drugs that don’t have FDA approval—available to the terminally ill. Colorado...
View ArticleCMS Announces Final Regulatory Changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D
- CMS issues final Medicare Advantage and Part D regulatory changes after a controversial proposed rule was announced earlier this year. - New requirements for the reporting and return of Medicare...
View ArticleCalifornia Attorney General Provides Guidance for Complying with New Do Not...
Kamala Harris, the California Attorney General, recently released guidance for complying with California's new Do Not Track requirements which took effect January 1, 2014....By: Loeb & Loeb LLP
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