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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - December 2023 - 2

FTC Warns Influencers That Disclosures Miss the Sweet Spot - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to be very clear that policing the failure to disclose material connections by influencers when posting social media...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: Brand Protection & Advertising Law News - December 2023

In This Case, What You Can't See in Fact Is Not There: FTC Takes Down the Makers of the Invisible COVID Mask - After what has seemed like a lull in both diagnosed COVID cases and the enforcement variety—both the virus and...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - July 2021: Budding Legislation – The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

On July 14, 2021, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, together with Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden and Senator Cory Booker, released a discussion draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (the...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - July 2021

[co-author: Richa Patel, Summer Associate] The July 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses fluid trademarks and the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Plus, check out the answer key...more

Vicente LLP

Cannabis Trademarks 101

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In an industry that runs on innovation and differentiation, a cannabis brand’s identity is among its most valuable—and most prone to copying—assets. It’s a common myth that cannabis industry brands cannot get trademark...more

McDermott Will & Emery

An Early Holiday Present for Generics? Legislation Requiring Greater Disclosure by Brands Passes the Senate

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Earlier this month, two bills intended to promote generic competitiveness by presenting a clearer idea of the patent landscape covering reference products passed the full Senate, albeit with amendments. These laws, if...more

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FDA Issues New Guidance on Drug Naming

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a pair of Guidance for Industry documents outlining best practices for developing proprietary names (i.e. brand names) for prescription and nonprescription human drug...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: What's New This Week - August 2020

FTC Says Auto Marketing Co.'s Deceptive COVID Stimulus Ads Violate Fed Law - An automotive marketing company previously accused of bait-and-switching consumers with false promises of federal COVID-19 relief is now also facing...more

Hogan Lovells

USPTO Alert – New guidance for registering geographic terms for meats & cheeses

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The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issues new guidance for trademark applications covering certain cheese and processed meat products when an applied-for mark includes geographic wording that does not...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2020 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - France to Ban Mass Culling of Male Chicks - France’s agriculture minister has reportedly announced that the country will prohibit the mass culling of male chicks shortly after they...more

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Legislation Introduced to Define the Term ‘Natural’ for Personal Care Products

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If enacted, the law would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to require cosmetic products labeled as “natural” to contain at least 70 percent natural substances, (excluding water and salt) and be made...more

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Boss Moves in Makeup: A Look at the Future of Cosmetics

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Seyfarth hosted its first “Future of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products" event in its New York office on November 12, 2019. The event brought together industry leaders and Seyfarth attorneys for a timely conversation on the...more

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US House Representatives from New York Introduce Bill to Define “Natural” Cosmetics

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Synopsis: Unhappy with the FDA’s position on branding, Congressional representatives seek to define “natural” narrowly to limit its use in consumer advertising....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Promotional Review Best Practices: Mitigating Risks, Maximizing Success - September 25th, 1:00 pm ET

How can you reduce conflict on the PRC and work together efficiently across different functions to achieve a common goal? What are the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations you need to keep top of mind when...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

An Update: Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Regulation and Litigation

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As 2019 is underway and the government is back up and running (at least for now), we have summarized for you key developments from 2018 and projections for 2019 on issues that we have been monitoring closely in the cosmetics...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: December 2018

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Regulation - FDA-USDA Propose Joint Regulatory Framework for Cell-Grown Meat - On Nov. 16, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a joint statement...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: September 2018

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Labor and Employment - Jimmy John's Avoids Joint-Employer Finding in Worker Overtime Litigation - In In re: Jimmy John's Overtime Litigation, 2018 WL 3231273 (N.D. Ill. June 14, 2018), a federal district court ruled that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Here’s the Recipe: How to Ensure Your Food and Beverage Company Will Be Ready for a Value-Maximizing Sale

You’ve created a great product and built a valued brand. You’ve devoted countless hours to building relationships with key distributors and retailers, designing attractive packaging, and forging a social media presence. But...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Hatch-Waxman Venue Update: Will SCOTUS Limit Where Brands Can Sue Generics?

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Generic and branded pharma companies alike are waiting with baited breath to see if the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue of personal jurisdiction in Hatch-Waxman patent cases this term. After a broad ruling from the...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - May 2015 #3

U.S. Supreme Court Could Decide Future of Privacy Law Class Actions - The future of consumer class actions alleging privacy violations may be in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court now that the justices have granted...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

FDA Draft Guidance - Best Practices for Developing Drug Trademarks

In late May, the FDA released a draft guidance document detailing its best practices for developing trademarks for drugs. The draft guidance, entitled Best Practices in Developing Proprietary Names for Drugs, can be found...more

Dechert LLP

Not All Sunshine and Santa Claus For Generics Post-Mensing

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When the Supreme Court decided Mensing, we imagine generic drug manufacturers felt like Stephen Sondheim’s “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” was written just for them. But, to borrow from another Broadway hit, they may now be...more

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