1/25/2025 11:21:41 PM FTC Chair Says "DEI is Over at the FTC" By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced that “DEI is over at the FTC." Ferguson explained, “DEI is a...
1/24/2025 6:16:47 PM TikTok is Back! But for How Long? President’s Actions Raise Even More Questions By James Johnston Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in TikTok v. Garland on January 17th to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign...
1/24/2025 6:06:47 PM India’s Ad Law Wrap 2024 By Sharad Vadehra Kanu Priya Aakriti Vadehra The advertising landscape in India is no stranger to bold claims and ambitious creativity, but 2024 marked a turning point—a year when...
1/23/2025 2:48:29 PM Copyright in Motion: Ninth Circuit Recognizes Kinetic Sculptures as Eligible for Copyright Protection By Brian Murphy In a decision published last week, a panel of the Ninth Circuit held that kinetic sculptures - works that incorporate movement as a...
1/16/2025 2:13:02 PM Court Dismisses NYC's Lawsuit Against Fossil Fuel Companies for False Advertising By Jeff Greenbaum In 2021, the City of New York sued Exxon, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute, alleging that they violated New York City's...
1/14/2025 9:49:24 PM New Consumer Protection Measures in Electronic Commerce By Sandra Ávila-González Given the constant increasement of e-commerce the Colombian Consumer Protection Statute, was updated to discipline the online commerce in...
1/14/2025 9:30:55 PM Advertising Agreements: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit By Len Gordon By Armand J. (A.J.) Zottola Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing...
1/13/2025 11:02:53 PM Telemarketing Sales Rule Amendment Sparks Debate Between FTC Republicans Ahead of Administration Transition By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp Just before Thanksgiving, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Final Rule significantly expanding the coverage of the...
1/10/2025 7:09:30 PM You're Invited: IAA's "Global Advertising Law Developments: Year in Review" By Jeff Greenbaum On Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, the International Advertising Association will be hosting a webinar, “Global Advertising Law...
1/9/2025 11:03:52 PM Listen to Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show Podcast – “Advertising Agreements” By Shahin Rothermel Episode 11 of Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show, Season 2,is now available. Listen to “Advertising Agreements” here, or search for it in...
1/9/2025 10:59:16 PM The Dueling Views of FTC Commissioners Ferguson and Holyoak on the Scope of Agency Authority By Len Gordon Mary Gardner Jay Prapaisilp The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against Evolv Technologies, alleging that the company made deceptive...
1/9/2025 10:55:51 PM 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,...
1/9/2025 8:17:06 PM Are you not offended? No, me neither. By Brinsley Dresden “Are you not entertained?” This was the question originally asked by antipodean Thespian, Russell Crowe, in his portrayal of Maximus...
1/7/2025 1:02:40 PM FTC Warns Companies About the Risks of Consumer Harm From the Use of AI By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Technology and Division of Advertising Practices issued a joint warning to companies...
1/6/2025 11:30:16 PM Competition Bureau Releases Draft Environmental Claims Guidance By Kelly Harris Lauren Shrubb In case you missed it just before the holidays, the Competition Bureau published detailed new draft guidance to guide the enforcement of...
1/6/2025 11:27:12 PM Argentina - Amendments to the Regulations Governing the Front Labelling System By Franco Raffinetti Damaso Pardo As recently incorporated in this blog, Provision No. 11378/2024, issued by the National Administration of Drugs, Food, and Medical...