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Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Can Product Reviews Be Subject To Lanham Act Liability?

On January 22, 2021, a divided Ninth Circuit panel ruled that a nutritional guide could constitute commercial speech subject to the Lanham Act. The Lanham Act is best known for being the primary federal trademark statute...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Anonymous Online Speech: Considerations for Victims and Speakers

In today’s world — where social media has become a source of news for many — companies and individuals often find themselves the subject of negative and anonymous online comments. These comments can give rise to legal claims...more

Allen Matkins

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Conflict Minerals And The First Amendment

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In an en banc decision issued yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed U.S. District Court Judge Edward M. Chen's denial of a preliminary injunction in an action challenging a San Francisco ordinance requires...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Circuit Strikes Down Statute Banning Scandalous and Immoral Trademarks

• The Federal Circuit held that the “immoral or scandalous” clause of Lanham Act § 2(a), which prohibits registration of a trademark that “consists of or comprises immoral or scandalous matter,” is unconstitutional under the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Do Not Mess With Michael Jordan And His Right Of Publicity

After Michael Jordan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September of 2009, Sports Illustrated ran a special issue to commemorate Jordan’s achievement and celebrate his career. The issue was to be sold in...more

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