19 Nov, 2024 Made in USA Claims: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit By Len Gordon Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate the legal...
18 Nov, 2024 Made in USA Claims: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit By Len Gordon Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate the legal...
13 Nov, 2024 Listen to Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show Podcast – “Made in USA Claims” By Len Gordon Episode 6 of Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show, Season 2,is now available. Listen to “Made in USA Claims” here, or search for it in your...
13 Sep, 2024 Pencils, Dog Training Products, and Drywall Hanging Tools -- Made in USA? By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission continues to aggressively enforce its “Made in USA” standards. In August, the FTC closed three...
06 Aug, 2024 FTC Issues Guides for Made in USA Claims By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Kaelyne Yumul Wietelman In early July the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new guidance on how...
11 Jul, 2024 Are Tea Bags "Made in the USA" if the Tea Inside the Bags is Imported? By Jeff Greenbaum Can you advertise tea bags as having been manufactured in the United States if the tea inside the tea bags was imported? That was the...
08 Jul, 2024 FTC Issues Updated "Made in USA" Business Guidance By Jeff Greenbaum Right before the July 4th holiday weekend, the Federal Trade Commission released an updated version of its business guidance, Complying...
23 May, 2024 FTC Closing Letter Provides Guidance on Making Qualified "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently closed two investigations into marketers' U.S.-origin claims. In the investigation involving ROKA...
23 Apr, 2024 A Different Take on "Made in USA" Claims From the 10th Circuit? By Jeff Greenbaum Can you promote your product as being “Made in the USA” if the product is assembled in the United States using some foreign components? ...
09 Apr, 2024 FTC Continues to Keep its Eye on "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum In order for an advertiser to make an unqualified “Made in America” claim about a product, the Federal Trade Commission says that the...
09 Apr, 2024 Can a Disclaimer Effectively Modify a "Made in USA" Claim? By Jeff Greenbaum Stihl Incorporated USA promoted its outdoor power equipment as having been “Made in America.” Almost all of advertising that included...
02 Apr, 2024 In “Made in America” Case NAD Finds That Advertisers Should Not Rely on Disclosures to Cure a False or Misleading Claim By Shahin Rothermel By Shahin O. Rothermel, Richard Starr & Glen Hisani The National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs (NAD) recommended last...
23 Feb, 2024 FTC Issues Record-Breaking Civil Penalty in “Made in USA” Case By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon & Jay Prapaisilp Tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation will pay a $2 million civil penalty for falsely...
27 Jan, 2024 FTC Obtains Largest-Ever "Made in USA" Settlement By Jeff Greenbaum On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $2,000,000 settlement with tractor maker Kubota North America...
18 Dec, 2023 FTC Reaches Settlement with Marketer Over "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced it reached a settlement with Old Southern Brass resolving allegations that the company made false...
20 Oct, 2023 Recent FTC Action on "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission's “Made in USA” standard is set forth in its Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims and is also...