Jul 29, 2021 Into the Weeds on Sen. Schumer’s Cannabis Bill By Gary A. Kibel Louis DiLorenzo The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act was introduced in the Senate earlier this month by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The bill...
Jul 29, 2021 You're Invited: NYC Bar's 20th Annual "Hot Topics in Advertising & Marketing Law" Program By Jeff Greenbaum On October 20, 2021, the New York City Bar will be hosting its "Hot Topics in Advertising & Marketing Law" CLE program. This is the 20th...
Jul 29, 2021 Trademarks "Eco-friendly" What's New in Poland? By Ewa Skrzydlo-Tefelska Recent research indicates that the eco-cosmetics segment in Poland grew by 39% between July 2019 and June 2020 while the product range...
Jul 29, 2021 FTC Turns Focus to Repair Restrictions in New Policy Statement By Len Gordon Michael Munoz On July 21, 2021, and in response to President Biden’s Executive Order calling on the FTC to address repair restrictions, the FTC...
Jul 28, 2021 Show Me the Price Tag By Violetta Kunze Vladislav Antonov Only the price, effectively applied for a period of at least one month, can be used as a reference price in the announcement of a...
Jul 28, 2021 Fourteen Million Czech Koruna Fine and Revocation of Trade License? Finally! By Irena Lišková Inspectors of the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) succeeded in proving unfair commercial practices carried out by...
Jul 28, 2021 Addendum to Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)’s Influencer Guidelines By Sharad Vadehra The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) further updated the Influencer Guidelines on July 21, 2021, by an addendum outlining...
Jul 26, 2021 If You Say You Are an Educational Institution You Have to Mean It By Triana Uribe & Michelsen Ltda Otherwise the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce would gladly fine you with at least USD$45,000. This was the case of AMERICAN...
Jul 22, 2021 UK government consults on new consumer protections - are we moving toward more muscular, US style regulation? By Brinsley Dresden On a few occasions in recent months we've recently commented on the over reliance on the self-regulatory system to protect consumers,...
Jul 21, 2021 Cigarette Advertising Case in the Czech Republic - Leaflets in Cigarette Packages By Irena Lišková A dispute between one of the largest cigarette producers, Philip Morris, and the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, regarding an...
Jul 21, 2021 Has advertising been a force for good during the Covid-19 pandemic? By Brinsley Dresden One of the justifications for advertising in a capitalist democracy is that it lubricates engine of innovation. Without advertising, how...
Jul 17, 2021 Colorado Privacy Act Becomes the Third Comprehensive State Privacy Law By Gary A. Kibel Zachary Klein After passing through the Colorado General Assembly, Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) into law on July 7, 2021....
Jul 16, 2021 Is the ad industry listening to women? By Lucy Lewis In recent weeks, a blog post about misogyny and harassment faced by women in the ad industry has become a talking point in the sector....
Jul 14, 2021 Motel Rocks expose not just a thigh gap, but a yawning great regulatory gap. By Brinsley Dresden On one level, today's decision by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority to uphold 5 complaints about two Facebook ads for fast fashion...
Jul 06, 2021 FTC Holds First Open Meeting in 20 Years By Len Gordon Alexandra Megaris There’s a new sheriff – er, chairwoman – in town over at the FTC, and she’s planning to shake things up. During the Commission’s first...
Jul 05, 2021 Embedded Photo of Meghan Markle Doesn't Qualify for Fair Use on Motion to Dismiss By Brian Murphy Plaintiff owns the copyright in a photo of Meghan Markle, also known as the Duchess of Sussex, taken at a high school dance she attended...