Next-Phase GHS 2015 Deadlines Loom: Time to Re-Author, Re-Label, and Refocus...
Within the next 12-18 months, companies are facing multiple deadlines for various country adaptations of the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN...
View ArticleSixth Circuit Holds Website Cannot Be Liable for Postings, Reversing Lower...
In an important decision issued today, the Sixth Circuit held that the operators of www.TheDirty.com could not be held liable for postings by third parties on the website. The decision reversed the...
View ArticleUS Marshals Service Announces Auction of Silk Road Bitcoins
The US Marshals Service (USMS) announced that it will hold an online auction on June 27 to sell bitcoins contained in wallet files seized from the servers of Silk Road, the “deep web” black market shut...
View ArticleThe Transitional Period & Implied Consent Under CASL
If the term “CASL compliance” is giving you a nervous twitch, you’re not alone. Many small and medium-sized businesses in Canada are scrambling to prepare for Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL), whose...
View ArticleI Caught Someone Copying My Website. Now What?
You just discovered that a new entrant to your existing market copied your website FAQs, but changed them a little. Your site has “© ABC Corporation 2009-2014? on the bottom. What do you do now....By:...
View ArticleRisk of Data Breaches Keeping You Up? Assess Data Security Before The Holiday...
Data security breaches marred the 2013 holiday season for many consumers and retailers. The most famous security breach, at Target Corporation (Target), involved the loss of information on 40 million...
View ArticleTriton Tech of Texas, LLC v. Nintendo of America, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2014)
A very experienced patent attorney once told me that you should never write means-plus-function claims unless there is a Luger at your temple. This, the first opinion addressing indefiniteness to come...
View ArticleTCPA Connect - June 2014
TCPA Suit Based On Texts Unrelated To Promotion - Running a Cyber Monday promotion led to a Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuit for Cosmopolitan Hotels & Resorts....By: Manatt, Phelps &...
View ArticleLanham Act Claims for Misleading Product Description Can Coexist with FDCA...
A unanimous Supreme Court (8-0, Justice Breyer recusing) ruled on June 12, 2014 in POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola that one competitor may sue another for unfair competition under the Lanham Act for...
View ArticlePOM Wonderful: U.S. Supreme Court Holds Lanham Act False Advertising Claims...
On June 12, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co., No. 12-761, which confirms that federal false advertising claims can be brought against...
View ArticleNevada Supreme Court Holds Judicial Privilege for Statements Made to the...
In Jacobs v. Adelson, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 44 (Mar. 29, 2014), the Nevada Supreme Court was asked to decide whether statements made to a newspaper during litigation were absolutely privileged. The case...
View ArticleStatus of 340B “Mega-Rule” in Question as HHS Decides How to Proceed with...
For over a year, participants in the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) and others have been waiting for the release of the so-called proposed “Mega-Rule” by the Department of Health and Human...
View ArticleNot Everyone Can Run Elon Musk’s Playbook
If anything, Musk’s letter actually underscores the need for a cohesive patent strategy at the outset, when large competitors can easily copy your efforts....By: JD Supra Perspectives
View ArticleEC Committee Publishes Final Opinion on Nanosilver
On June 13, 2014, the European Commission (EC) Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) published its final opinion on “Nanosilver: safety, health and environmental...
View ArticleStart-Up Pack
The purpose of this Start-Up Pack is to provide assistance and support to early stage start-ups who are looking to establish their business on a more formal basis. Creating the right legal framework...
View ArticleRecent Supreme Court Decision Gives Competitor False Advertising Claims Added...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that could have important consequences for lawsuits between competitors in the food and beverage industry and for manufacturers’ evaluation of their...
View Article“National Association For The Abortion of Colored People” Trademark Case...
We previously reported on the dispute between the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the conservative activist Ryan Bomberger. Bomberger had repeatedly referred to...
View ArticleEPA Officials Offer Tips on Navigating Regulatory Process for New Biobased...
Two senior U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulators and a seasoned company executive involved with biobased chemicals offered an insider’s look at the regulatory process during a session...
View ArticleVirginia Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in Yelp Users Defamation Case
Yelp.com (Yelp) labels itself an "online urban guide." Specifically, the website allows users to write reviews about experiences at businesses they've visited. It also permits users to browse the...
View ArticleGolden Bridge v. Apple: No Third Bite at the Apple as Damage Expert Excluded...
Two weeks earlier, the court excluded the expert opinion and testimony of Plaintiff Golden Bridge Technology's ("GBT") damages expert. Nonetheless, the court gave GBT one week to submit a new report...
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