Dec 29, 2020 Some Tips for 2021 From the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group By Jeff Greenbaum As we finish up 2020, here are some tips from members of the Frankfurt Kurnit advertising group about some of the important issues that...
Dec 24, 2020 MP uses ASA, not FCA, to tackle BNPL By Brinsley Dresden For some months now, concern has been growing about a form of credit known as 'Buy Now, Pay Later' (or BNPL for short). At first sight,...
Dec 24, 2020 FTC Reaches Largest-Ever "Made in USA" Settlement By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it entered into a settlement with glue maker Chemence, Inc., resolving allegations that the...
Dec 22, 2020 The Italian Competition Authority Again Addresses Hidden Online Advertising By Fabiana Bisceglia Donata Cordone On October 13, 2020, the Italian Competition Authority (hereinafter the “AGCM”) issued three decisions regarding hidden advertising in...
Dec 21, 2020 Happy Holidays from GALA! By Jeff Greenbaum On behalf of all of the members of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, we wish you all our best for the holidays and a very happy...
Dec 21, 2020 Share, Like & Win! By Myrna Teeuw Anyone who, after reading the title of this article, was hoping for a giveaway from Hoogenraad & Haak will unfortunately be disappointed,...
Dec 21, 2020 The Legal Assessment of (False) Reviews By Myrna Teeuw Earlier we wroteDirective 2019/2161 will change this principle. The directive literally states that traders are not allowed to post false...
Dec 21, 2020 Meat Designations for Vegetable Alternatives, Still a Hot Topic By Lisanne Steenbergen De Vegetarische Slager (“The Vegetarian Butcher”) scores one hit after the other: from vegetarian chicken pieces to vegan petit filet a...
Dec 21, 2020 Golden Moments Are Experienced With Beer By Mathijs Peijnenburg It feels like an eternity ago. A couple of months ago we were actually allowed to sit on the terrace and in the sun, while enjoying a...
Dec 21, 2020 Vloggers and the New Media Act: A Storm in a Glass of Water? By Daniël Haije The new Dutch Media Act came into force on 1 November 2020. This has consequences for video platforms such as YouTube, and possibly also...
Dec 21, 2020 The Testarossa Trademark Tested By Mathijs Peijnenburg Do you still recognise this car? The trademark on the racing monster of Crockett and Tubbs from the 80s and 90s was recently the subject...
Dec 21, 2020 HEMA / Lacoste: Good Market Research Can Make the Difference By Maarten Haak A stylised crocodile on children's clothing. Infringement of the Lacoste trademark or not? In the first instance, HEMA went unpunished;...
Dec 18, 2020 New Rules for Packaged Food’s Nutrition Labeling in Brazil By Valdir Rocha Luiz Leao The Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) approved on October 7, 2020, new labeling rules regarding packaged food’s...
Dec 16, 2020 Sign up now for the Advertising & Marketing Year in Review Webinar By Brinsley Dresden We are pleased to announce that our Annual Year in Review seminar will be going ahead on Wednesday, 12th January 2021. But this time, for...
Dec 16, 2020 Central Bank of Argentina Issued New Regulation to Prevent Stereotyping in the Financial Sector By Paula Fernandez Pfizenmaier Following an initiative from the Management of Promotion of Gender Policies, Safeguarding of Respect and Work Coexistence at the Central...
Dec 14, 2020 If Dior won't make Johnny Depp walk the plank, should the ASA send him to Davy Jones' locker? By Brinsley Dresden I was shocked, genuinely, truly shocked watching the football this weekend. Not because Tottenham Hotspur managed to hold on to top spot...