12/16/2024 2:20:28 AM Listen to Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show Podcast – “Understanding False Advertising Claims, Part 2: The National Advertising Division” By Shahin Rothermel Episode 10 of Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show, Season 2, is now available. Listen to “Understanding False Advertising Claims, Part 2: The...
4/9/2024 1:50:57 AM 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...
4/8/2024 5:12:09 PM NAD Issues Decision Addressing “Clean,” “Ethically and Sustainably Sourced,” and Efficacy Claims for Amyris Clean Beauty's Biossance Skincare Products By Shahin Rothermel By Shahin O. Rothermel, Richard Starr & Nicole Yapp Last month, the National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs (NAD)...
12/13/2023 5:14:39 PM Whose Ad is it Anyway? NAD Finds “Sponsored” Insufficient Disclosure of Material Connection in Social Posts By Allison Fitzpatrick Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal The FTC recently updated its Endorsement Guides, in part to provide clarity and guidance on sufficient disclosure of material connections...
10/5/2023 3:54:18 PM Insights from the 2023 NAD Conference: ESG, Dark Patterns, AI & More By Ronald Urbach Alexa Meera Singh The recent National Advertising Division (NAD) annual conference focused on the latest developments in advertising law, including issues...
7/13/2023 8:35:37 PM Aspirational Green Claims: NARB Finds Net Zero Claims Unsupported By Ronald Urbach Alexa Meera Singh Environmental marketing remains a priority for regulators, self-regulators and the class action bar. As the Federal Trade Commission...
1/24/2023 12:47:08 PM You're Invited! IAA Fireside Chat with BBB National Programs' Mary K. Engle By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association is sponsoring a virtual fireside chat on "Global Advertising and Policy Issues" with Mary K....
12/1/2022 4:54:37 PM Do You Strive to Make Aspirational Benefit Claims? Lessons Learned from Recent Decisions By Ronald Urbach Alexa Meera Singh Environmental marketing claims have been a focus of regulatory, self-regulatory, and class action activity. While claims about past or...
9/22/2022 12:09:07 PM U.S. Advertising Self-Regulation System Revises Its Rules to Prohibit Stereotyping and Discrimination By Jeff Greenbaum This week, the National Advertising Division, which is the primary advertising self-regulatory organization in the United States, updated...
2/23/2022 3:13:40 PM Defending Against the Blitz: Examining the Legal Issues Surrounding Super Bowl Ads By Mary Gardner Michael Munoz As the rest of the U.S. prepared for the Super Bowl by buying avocados to make guacamole, installing new big-screen TVs, and donning...
2/18/2022 1:00:11 AM Zero Stars: FTC and NAD Will Not Permit Consumer Review Suppression By Allison Fitzpatrick Paavana Kumar Sumi Naidoo The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is encouraging marketers to evaluate their policies regarding consumer reviews. The Commission’s...
6/4/2021 4:47:07 PM Back By Popular Demand: the Frankfurt Kurnit Annual Advertising Law Summit! By Terri Seligman Please join us on June 24th for our Sixth Annual Advertising Law Summit. This will be our second virtual version. Not as much fun as...