The Advertising Law Blog provides commentary and news on developing legal issues in advertising, promotional marketing, Internet, and privacy law. This blog is sponsored by the Advertising, Marketing & Promotions group at Olshan. The practice is geared to servicing the needs of the advertising, promotional marketing, and digital industries with a commitment to providing personal, efficient and effective legal service.
The National Advertising Division, a specialized dispute resolution forum administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus, recently clarified the standard for determining whether statements are mere "puffery," rather than unsupported superiority messages.
On September 17, 2013, from 12:30-1:30pm Eastern time, Olshan will present the webinar Important Changes To The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA): What You and Your Client Need To Know.
We blogged about how the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals opened the door for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class actions in Michigan by ruling that state prohibitions on class actions had no effect on federal lawsuits.
On September 30 - October 2, 2013 the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council will hold their NAD, CARU, and ERSP Annual Conferences.
Andrew Lustigman will speak at the 35th BAA Annual Marketing Law Conference in Chicago, IL on November 18-20, 2013.
A retailer of replacement contact lenses brought Lanham Act trademark-infringement action against competitor that used Internet advertising in which search engines displayed competitor's advertisement when customers performed a search using keywords that resembled retailer's registered service mark.
Andrew Lustigman will speak at the second annual HitPath Masters Conference in New Orleans, LA on September 29 - October 1, 2013.
In Gordon v. Softech International, decided on July 31, 2013, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit tacked the issue of whether someone who discloses information obtained from the department of motor vehicles should be responsible when the information is misused by the person who received the information.