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Guiding the Fight Against Fakes: PTO Opens Public Comment Period

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The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued a notice inviting feedback from intellectual property rights holders and online marketplaces regarding proposed voluntary guidelines aimed at curbing the sale of counterfeit goods...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Speaks 2025: Key Takeaways from Division of Enforcement Panels

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The SEC’s Division of Enforcement intends to remain a “cop on the beat,” and will refocus on traditional core enforcement areas, such as insider trading, accounting and disclosure fraud, market manipulation, and breaches of...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Closing the FARA Retroactive Registration Loophole

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Earlier this month, and following a string of recent bills introduced to reform the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), Representative Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Foreign Agents Transparency Act (“Transparency Act”)...more

Maynard Nexsen

Irish Data Protection Commission Fines TikTok Over EEA Data Transfers to China

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On May 2, 2025, the Irish Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) issued a decision, as lead supervisory authority, finding that TikTok infringed the GDPR regarding (a) its cross-border transfers of EEA User Data to China, and (b)...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Decision Addresses Review Claims

Yesterday, we posted about a decision in which P&G challenged claims that Rascals made about the absorption capabilities of its diapers. Rascals also advertised: ​“210,000+ 5-star reviews of Rascals Products.” P&G thought...more

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Luxembourg Takes Legislative Step to Implement the Digital Services Act

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Luxembourg has adopted the law of 4 April 2025, marking a significant step toward the national implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market for Digital Services (the Digital Services Act, or DSA)....more

Lathrop GPM

Transparency and AI: FTC Launches Enforcement Actions Against Businesses Promoting Deceptive AI Product Claims

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Numerous businesses today deploy artificial intelligence (AI) innovatively across various industries, with many companies eager to hop on the AI hype train and ride the momentum of new and innovative business tools. While...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transparency In Merger Enforcement: Taking Stock of the Deals That Didn't Bark

More than 82% of merger enforcement actions announced by the U.S. antitrust agencies in 2024 involved a litigated challenge (complaint) or the deal being abandoned. But only 17 enforcement actions were reported in total—well...more

Gardner Law

Why Compliance Audits Are Non-Negotiable

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In today’s heightened enforcement environment, compliance auditing isn’t just a best practice—it’s a necessity. Federal and state laws and industry guidance, including the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Compliance Program...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Sens. Grassley and Peters Introduce Foreign Agents Transparency Act to Enable DOJ to Require Retroactive FARA Registration

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On March 13, 2024, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the Foreign...more

A&O Shearman

The end of the road for (most of) the FCA's transparency proposals

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Just over a year ago, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found itself at the centre of strong industry and political feedback when it first published its controversial proposals to ‘name and shame’ firms that it had...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Corporate Transparency Act – U.S. Treasury Department Suspends Enforcement Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies

The fate of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has been anything but certain since the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting rule took effect in January 2024. While several legal challenges to the CTA make their...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Congress’ Continued Focus on the Administration and Enforcement of FARA in the 119th Congress

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On March 6, 2025, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reintroduced the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Clearer Skies Ahead: CFTC Enforcement Division's New Advisory Opens Doors for Self-Reporting and Increased Cooperation

In what is being widely viewed as a welcome breath of fresh air, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the Commission or CFTC) Division of Enforcement (the Division) released an advisory on February 25, detailing the...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Robot Lawyers? FTC Targets AI Legal Services

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is continuing its firm stance in regulating companies making unsubstantiated or exaggerated claims about their products or services employing artificial intelligence (AI)....more

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Treasury Department Announces Suspension of Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced plans to significantly reduce the number of entities that must report under the Corporation Transparency Act (CTA) In a press release dated March 2, 2025, the Treasury...more

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Treasury Department Suspends Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies

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The U.S. Treasury Department has suspended enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act for all U.S. citizens and domestic reporting companies....more

Ruder Ware

Hello, Goodbye: CTA Enforcement Suspended

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury suspended enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for U.S. citizens and domestic reporting companies. On Sunday night, the Treasury announced that U.S. citizens and domestic...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Introducing the EU AI Act

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Understanding the need for regulation to ensure the safe use of AI, the European Union (EU) has introduced the world’s most comprehensive legal guideline, EU AI Act, designed to impose strict requirements on AI systems...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Trump Prioritizes Health Care Pricing Transparency in New Executive Order

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On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Making America Healthy Again By Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information.” The EO aims to improve...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Back in Effect: March 21 Is the New Deadline to File Beneficial Ownership Reports

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The Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) reporting requirements are officially back in force, requiring non-exempt entities to disclose beneficial ownership information (BOI). This week, a Texas federal court lifted the last...more

Pillsbury - Consumer Protection Dispatch

UK Online Safety Act: New Obligations for Digital Service Providers Targeting the UK

The UK’s Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) is a comprehensive piece of legislation designed to regulate social media companies and search services and to increase protections for individuals online. It draws comparisons to the...more

Hogan Lovells

UK FCA “naming and shaming” proposals: the House of Lords steps in.

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The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (“FSRC”) has published a report on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) proposals to change its approach to announcing enforcement investigations, from...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

The Desk - February Edition

January is at least eight weeks – I’m certain of it. Now that it’s February we know who’s running the CFTC and its different Divisions, for the time being. Acting Chair Pham comes to her position with a long history of...more

Paul Hastings LLP

DOJ Announces Significant Proposed Changes to Amend and Clarify FARA

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On December 19, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) intended to “update and clarify” the regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The proposed changes to...more

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