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How Lawyers and Law Firms Can Leverage LinkedIn’s In-Feed Video Carousels

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LinkedIn is stepping up its game by introducing in-feed video carousels, a new feature that enhances how users interact with video content on the platform. If you’ve been active on LinkedIn recently, you might have already...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Q&A with Chris Cole - Kattison Avenue/Katten Kattwalk | Issue 2

Before law school, your academic history shows a strong interest in science, with a bachelor’s degree in biology from Yale University and a masters in marine biology from the University of Miami. Why did you decide to pursue...more

Verrill

Things That Make You Go Hmmmm - Commercial Co-Ventures and Sweepstakes Promotions

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Remember that song in the ‘90s from the C+C Music Factory called “Things That Make You Go Hmmm….” I guess I did when I came across some recent promotions. Perhaps these practice tips will stay with you longer than C+C’s 15...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

In-House Counsel: How to Avoid Missteps in the Social Media Minefield

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While social media has become ubiquitous, attorneys are subject to particular restrictions online. During Ward and Smith’s 2017 In-House Counsel Seminar two attorneys reviewed some of the potential pitfalls in-house counsel...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Doing Business in Canada

This Guide provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario. In some cases, this Guide also identifies issues...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Can Inflating Jury Verdicts and Settlements Injure More than Just Your Reputation? Kansas Law Firm Sues Competitor For False...

It’s not every day that a law firm sues a competing firm for false advertising. Earlier this month, however, a Wichita, Kansas personal injury law firm did just that. Brave Law Firm sued rival firm Truck Accident Lawyer’s...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Is Marriage a “Material Connection”? The FTC Challenges an “Independent” Expert Based on Marital Status

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Medical endorsements can be powerful selling tools for health care products. But if a medical professional has a connection to the company marketing the products that would be material to consumers in evaluating the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark

The Pleads Of The Many: 50 Years of Star Trek Lawsuits

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere of the original series of Star Trek, which first aired on NBC in September 1966. On July 22, this milestone will be marked in earnest when Paramount Pictures releases...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

#Trademarks?: Hashtags as Trademarks Revisited

Since our previous article on the emerging issue of trademark rights in hashtags, the use of hashtags in social media marketing has continued to grow. Described as the “ignition keys to a social media keyword search,”...more

Ladas & Parry LLP

California District Court Puts Baby In A Corner

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In the United States, federal laws take precedence over state law and common law causes of action where there is an overlap. This lesson was recently learned again in Lions Gate Entertainment Inc v TD Ameritrade Services...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark

Jimi Hendrix Portrait Denied Copyright Protection For Lack of Originality

France is often presented as a country which is quite protective of IP owners, especially in the field of trademarks and copyright.? However, a recent decision rendered by the Paris District Court in relation to a portrait of...more

BakerHostetler

2016 Mobile Data Privacy and Security Update and 2015 Review

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To say that mobile device usage has reached a tipping point would be an understatement. There are now more mobile devices than people in the world, a staggering 7.9 billion mobile devices for 7.4 billion people on Earth. In...more

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The First Circuit’s “Scungy” Backpage: Copyright And Right Of Publicity Claims Ineffective Against Sex Trafficking

In Doe v. Backpage.com, the First Circuit affirmed the District of Massachusetts in holding that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) shields from civil liability a website used by third parties to facilitate...more

Mintz

Regulation Crowdfunding: The Long Wait Is Over, But Is Equity Crowdfunding D.O.A.?

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Three and a half years after the passage of the JOBS Act, the SEC on October 30, 2015 adopted final rules for Title III of that Act, more popularly known as equity crowdfunding and dubbed by the SEC as “Regulation...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Financial Projections, Strategic Plans, And Customer Contract Proposals Can Be Trade Secrets

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Two competitors who do research and analysis for advertisers and media companies, concerning how television viewing impacts consumer purchasing, have been in a legal battle over alleged trade secret misappropriation, patent...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

[Webinar] Food & Beverage Class Action Advertising and Labeling Lawsuits - August 5, 12:00-1:00 Central

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Foley invites you to join us on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, to discuss recent class action litigation trends in food and beverage labeling and advertising. The presentation will review recent legal developments and...more

Nancy Myrland - Myrland Marketing & Social...

#LetsAskNancy 004 – Lawyers, How Can You Be More Sticky?

Sticky…hmm, what is that? We’ll get to that in a minute, but let’s talk about the real question behind this, and that is: “How do I go from people visiting my bio or blog posts on my website, to actually developing...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Maker’s Mark Defeats “Handmade” Class Action Lawsuit

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Could consumers have plausibly believed that one of the country’s top-selling bourbon brands is “handmade”? Not according to one federal district court in Florida, which recently dismissed a class action alleging Maker’s...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

StubHub to Ticketmaster: Don’t Block Our Sales

On March 29, 2015, StubHub, Inc. brought an antitrust action against the Golden State Warriors LLC (the “Warriors”) and Ticketmaster, L.L.C. (“Ticketmaster”), alleging that they monopolized the ticket resale market by forcing...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Status Updates - February 2015 #4

Blawg rules. The California State Bar has issued an opinion outlining the circumstances under which an attorney’s blog would be subject to the requirements of the California State Bar Act’s Rules of Professional Conduct...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Federal Court Strikes Florida Lawyer Advertising Rules

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Finding that "naked paternalism" will not justify "protecting the public from truthful information," a Florida federal court held that two Florida Bar rules restricting attorney advertising violate the First Amendment to the...more

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