05 Dec, 2024 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...
16 Feb, 2021 FTC Releases Report on Benefits of International Cooperation for Consumer Protection Enforcement By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just released a report, "The FTC's Role in a Changing World," which examines ways to enhance cooperation...
04 Jul, 2022 "Hand-Built in Brooklyn" and Other "Made in USA" Enforcement From the FTC By Jeff Greenbaum Although the United States celebrates its founding each year on July 4th, the Federal Trade Commission -- the federal agency primarily...
09 Jan, 2025 Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office Allows Trademark Registration for Slogans By Luiza Cabral Gomes Valdir Rocha The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”) announced, through its Trademark Director, Schmuell Lopes Cantanhede, on October 30,...
02 Feb, 2022 COVID-19 – Hand Over Your Hamster! By Angus Forsyth The Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department has homed into the pet hamster cherishing ownership in Hong Kong motivated by the...
13 Feb, 2024 You're Invited: "6th Annual Global Advertising Law Conference" By Jeff Greenbaum On March 13th, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be hosting its “6th Annual Global Advertising Law Conference.” The half-day...
17 Jul, 2024 ASA gives hard hitting charity ad a clean bill of health. By Brinsley Dresden Ella Nawaro One of the constant challenges for charities trying to raise awareness about sensitive issues is how to grab attention, but without being...
16 Feb, 2021 You're Invited: GALA's 4th Annual "Hot Topics in Global Advertising Law" Conference By Jeff Greenbaum On March 19, 2021, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance is hosting its 4th annual "Hot Topics in Global Advertising Law" conference. ...
12 Nov, 2019 GALA to Host "Global Advertising Year in Review" Webinar in December By Jeff Greenbaum The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will host a webinar, "Global Advertising Year in Review," on Thursday, December 5, 2019. The...
11 Feb, 2020 GALA to Co-Host Panels at the IAA World Congress By Jeff Greenbaum The IAA just announced that the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be co-hosting two panel discussions during the 45th IAA World...
08 Mar, 2023 Influencer disclosures: The ASA seems to be getting itself, and influencers, in a tangle over disclosures By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Across the board, there is increasing frustration and confusion with the ASA's approach to social media disclosures, and the ASA's...
01 Apr, 2020 COVID-19 and Consumer Protection: The Impact on Selling and Advertising Practices and Early Reactions from Relevant Italian Bodies By Fabiana Bisceglia Donata Cordone How coronavirus impacted sales and advertising from a practical standpoint In the current COVID-19 (“coronavirus”, for simplicity)...
31 Jan, 2023 Cellphone Photo Etiquette: “Do you mind taking our picture?“ “Sure, but I own the Copyright!” By Brian Murphy Edward H. Rosenthal Here is the scene. You are walking in Central Park. A group of tourists comes up to you and asks you to take their picture. They hand you...
05 Jul, 2022 Use of a Trademark by an Online Service Provider: AG Szpunar’s Opinion in the Louboutin/Amazon Case By Chiara Marchisotti This article has been written in collaboration with Marianna Riedo Advocate General Maciej Szpunar issued his opinion in Joint Cases No....
18 Jul, 2024 Drip Pricing, Surcharging, and the Push for “Total Price” Disclosures By Ellen Berge Chris Boone One of the questions that remains uncertain among looming federal and state “junk fee” and “drip pricing” bans in 2024 concerns the...
27 May, 2020 Lessons in Media Buying for a Post-Covid World By Rayna Lopyan Like everyone these days, advertisers and their agencies are feeling the effects of the current pandemic, and the impact on their...