12/28/2024 6:41:25 PM Some Tips From the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group for 2025 By Jeff Greenbaum As we race toward 2025, here are some thoughts from members of the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group about some of the big issues to...
12/27/2024 2:38:42 PM Is Your Food Product ‘Healthy’ Under the FDA’s Revised Definition? By Kate Patton Terri Seligman The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has issued a final rule to update the “healthy” claim that marketers can use on...
12/26/2024 8:54:05 PM The SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contracts Expire 3-31-25 ... What Do you Need to Know (and Do)? By Brian Murphy It’s happening again. The current SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract and the SAG-AFTRA Audio Commercials Contract will expire on March 31,...
12/26/2024 3:48:41 PM What’s Advertising and What’s Not? By Terri Seligman First of all, why does it matter? It matters because if a company’s materials are considered “advertising” – as opposed to, say,...
12/24/2024 6:03:50 PM Weaponizing Trademark Law When Copyright Won’t Work By Brian Murphy This case involves two works by the late artist Robert Indiana. The first is the famous “LOVE” image, created by Indiana in the 1960s and...
12/24/2024 3:20:54 PM Is Your Pickleball Paddle "USA Pickleball Approved"? By Jeff Greenbaum With some days off coming up for the holidays, I've been thinking about fitting in some racquet sports. This seemed like a good time,...
12/23/2024 5:06:22 PM Using AI For Product Reviews and Testimonials? By Terri Seligman First announced in September as part of its Operation AI Comply sweep, the final consent order against Rytr, an AI “testimonial and...
12/18/2024 9:09:38 PM NAD Updates Filing Fees for 2025 By Jordyn Milewski NAD announced this week that, effective January 1, 2025, it is increasing its filing fees across the board (except for companies with an...
12/18/2024 12:46:10 AM Cracking Down on Hidden Fees: The FTC Issues Final Junk Fees Rule By Hannah Taylor The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today its final Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees (the “Rule”), which targets drip pricing...
12/17/2024 8:20:57 PM What the “Sad Beige Lawsuit” Can Teach Us About IP in the Influencer Space By Hannah Taylor Molly Rothschild At its core, the case the internet is referring to as the “sad beige lawsuit” is a feud between two social media influencers, Sydney...
12/11/2024 1:52:38 PM Trump Picks Ferguson to be Next FTC Chair By Jeff Greenbaum President-Elect Donald J. Trump announced that he is picking FTC Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson to be the next Chair of the Federal...
12/6/2024 6:14:40 PM Face Value: AI and Facial Recognition Technology Claims Draw FTC Scrutiny By Andrew Folks On December 3, 2024, the FTC took action against IntelliVision Technologies Corp., a developer of AI-powered facial recognition software...
12/5/2024 7:06:31 PM GALA Announces New Officers for 2025 By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance recently elected three new members to its Executive Committee. – Kelly Harris, Eric Johnson, and...
12/3/2024 7:27:19 PM FTC Extends TSR’s Applicability to Inbound Calls for Tech Support Services By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission has adopted amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) that will extend the Rule’s coverage to...
12/3/2024 6:39:08 PM Gift Cards Now Subject to Security Requirements To Prevent Draining Scams By Terri Seligman It’s the regulators’ own holiday tradition: warning consumers about bogus deals and various holiday shopping scams. One scam making the...
12/2/2024 11:22:56 PM When Should Consumers Review the Back of the Label in Order to Understand the Front? By Jeff Greenbaum Del Monte Foods sells packaged fruit cups that have the phrase “fruit naturals” on them. A consumer sued, alleging that the use the word...