12/21/2019 1:29:06 PM Criminal prosecutions are the only way to stop influencers promoting unregulated financial products By Brinsley Dresden 2019 started with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into 16 social media influencers who had allegedly breached...
12/19/2019 10:46:51 PM ISRAEL JOINS AN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TREATY By David Wolberg On October 3, 2019 Israel deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement, relating to Industrial...
12/19/2019 12:00:00 AM Important health check of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield By Violetta Kunze Earlier this month, on November 12, 2019, European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted a report (“Report”) on the EU - U.S. Privacy...
12/17/2019 9:50:22 PM 47% OF LINE OF CREDIT ADS IN BRAZIL ARE ABUSIVE By Luiz Leao The Brazilian Consumer Protection Institute (Idec) analyzed 125 advertising pieces - from leaflets to social media posts – and identified...
12/17/2019 2:29:11 PM FTC Continues to Pursue Marketers Over "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Recent closing letters from the Federal Trade Commission suggest that the agency continues to actively pursue marketers that it believes...
12/16/2019 4:57:51 PM The Brazilian National Anti-counterfeiting Council executes MOU to decrease counterfeit websites' profitability By Ligia Alvarenga On December 03, during the 6th Brazilian National Anticounterfeiting Council (CNCP) meeting, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was...
12/16/2019 2:51:31 PM Hallmark: Homophobic, or just hypocritical? By Brinsley Dresden Content Alert: Do not watch the following video if you're homophobic, if you're easily offended or if you're concerned your sexuality...
12/12/2019 2:55:12 PM INVEST IN BITCOIN AND EARN 1% TO 2% PER DAY FOR 300 DAYS By Ligia Alvarenga CONAR - the Brazilian National Council for Advertising Self-regulation – asked Investimento Bitcoin proof of its commitment in its TV...
12/12/2019 12:00:00 AM Black Friday brings fines for retailers By Ricardo Henriques Joao Cabral The 29th of November 2019 marked another "Black Friday", with several price reduction campaigns carried out by the majority of the...
12/12/2019 12:00:00 AM Misleading Advertising: The promoting of the forthcoming 5G technology By Ricardo Henriques The validity of an advertising campaign entitled “NOS Presents | A generation without limits”, where a mobile 5G communications tariff...
12/9/2019 2:13:36 PM Are you wild enough... By Dr Stefan Kofler for a sexy women’s downhill run? An Austrian ski-resort operator (Lizum) placed an advertisement showing a female model in a white...
12/9/2019 2:06:57 PM Celebrity Endorsement: Meaningful Liability, or Rich and Blameless? By Justina Zhang During the past two years, China’s online peer-to-peer (P2P) financial lending industry has been subject to a massive crackdown, with...
12/7/2019 1:33:29 PM FTC Offers YouTube Channel Owners Guidance on COPPA Compliance By Allison Fitzpatrick Gary A. Kibel Samantha Rothaus The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued guidance to help YouTube channel owners determine whether their content is “directed...
12/5/2019 1:04:57 PM The First Italian Case on Electronic Cigarettes’ Advertising By Ernesto Apa Donata Cordone On November 5, 2019, the Court of Rome, by giving a very restrictive interpretation of Italian legislation, ordered two companies to stop...
12/5/2019 1:03:02 PM Cosmetics Advertising in China By Justina Zhang In November, it was reported that L‘oreal (China) Co., Ltd. was fined RMB 200,000 for a printed advertisement posted in a shopping mall....
12/5/2019 1:00:49 PM Singapore's AGC Appeals Against Potentially Excessive Sentences for Sale of Android TV Boxes By Denise Mirandah In an unexpected twist of events following the conclusion of a 22-month court battle between a group of copyright owners and a retailer...