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NAD Decision Addresses Promotional Pricing
We’ve posted several entries about lawsuits involving continuous sales and promotional pricing. (Click here and here, for examples.) This week, the NAD announced a decision involving similar issues. Lowes frequently…
CPSC Announces New General Counsel
On December 3, 2012, the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") Chairman Inez Tenenbaum announced the hiring of former Georgetown University Vice President and General Counsel Stephanie Tsacoumis as new General…
Pinterest Establishes Business Accounts and Marketing Guidelines
In March, we posted that Pinterest had made changes to its Terms of Service . This month, Pinterest announced new business accounts that are governed by new Business Terms of Service . Pinterest also established Logos,…
Breaking the Sham Barrier in Yeager v. Bowlin
Two recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions in Yeager v. Bowlin, Nos. 10-15297 and 10-16503 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2012), a Lanham Act and right-of-publicity dispute between legendary test pilot Gen. Charles…
NAD Recommends an Advertiser Modify its Green Claims
Last month, the FTC issued a revised version of their Green Guides and a warning that they would closely scrutinize environmental claims. If you think the odds that the FTC will find your claims is low, you should…