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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Walmart Permits Amazon’s Multi-Channel Fulfillment Services: Implications for Brands

Walmart recently updated its shipping and fulfillment policies to permit its third-party merchants to use Amazon’s Multi-Channel Fulfillment (“MCF”) when fulfilling orders placed through Walmart’s marketplace. With this...more

Roetzel & Andress

Trademark First: The Gateway to Amazon Brand Registry

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Amazon is the biggest third-party online marketplace in the United States and a go-to platform for numerous businesses. However, to get the most out of selling on Amazon, it is essential to join the Amazon Brand Registry....more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Why a Transaction’s Context Matters: Website Terms Found Unenforceable Despite Proximate Placement to “Place Order” Button

In Cody v. Jill Acquisition LLC, No. 25-937 (S.D. Cal. June 30, 2025), the Southern District of California declined to enforce a retail site’s terms of use and compel arbitration, holding that the plaintiff, who used guest...more

Venable LLP

[Webinar] Untangling Junk Fees and Surcharges: Navigating the Patchwork of Pricing Transparency Laws - July 31st, 3:00 pm - 4:00...

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With regulators, lawmakers, and consumers increasingly focused on pricing transparency, understanding the legal treatment of surcharges, "junk fees," and disclosure practices is more important than ever. Recent federal and...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brand Guardians: Effective Strategies Against Cyber Counterfeiting: Part 2

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Our first article in this series highlighted the financial and reputational damage counterfeiting causes to brand owners and the significant societal consequences associated with the reproduction, sale and dissemination of...more

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Brand Guardians: Effective Strategies Against Cyber Counterfeiting: Part 1

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In this two-part series, we show not only how to protect your brand from counterfeiting but also how your efforts to do so can simultaneously reduce organised crime, people trafficking, forced labour, toxic health risks and...more

K&L Gates LLP

No One Wants to Dispute with Consumers–End of the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform (ODR Platform)

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Under the Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes (ODR Regulation) traders established in the European Union (EU) who sell or offer products or services online to consumers residing in...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

The EU Accessibility Act – Impact on Those Doing Business in the EU

The European Accessibility Act (“EAA”) (Directive (EU) 2019/882) introduces new accessibility requirements that will apply to a wide range of products and services when they are accessible in the EU, aiming to enhance access...more

Hogan Lovells

The EU Customs reform: A new path for enforcing the Union’s product regulations and key challenges for E-Commerce

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When initially proposing the reform of the Union Customs Code (UCC), the EU Commission had planned for an extensive implementation period, suggesting that the use of the EU Customs Data Hub as one of the key pillars of the...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

New EU Rule Requires Easy “Cancel Contract” Button for Online Sales

A recent update to EU consumer law will require many businesses selling online to offer a simpler, more accessible way for customers to cancel contracts within the standard 14-day cooling-off period....more

DLA Piper

Digital Transformation: eSignature and ePayment News and Trends - May/June 2025

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Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more

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Customs De Minimis Ending in 2027 – Big Beautiful Bill Impact Analysis for Supply Chains

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Global supply chains have grown reliant on the de minimis exemption for duty-free entry of low-value goods in recent years, particularly in retail and e-commerce. The newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Bill”) will...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

[Webinar] E-Commerce and De Minimis in 2025 - July 24th, 11:00 am CST

Join us for an informative webinar on the topic of: E-Commerce and De Minimis in 2025 - With Robert Stein, VP Braumiller Consulting Group - Some Topics covered: -What is De Minimis -De Minimis Evolution -De...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The FTC Gives the Merchant of Record Model a Paddling

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently settled an enforcement action with Paddle.com, a U.K.-based payments company, and its U.S. subsidiary (“Paddle”). The settlement resolves claims against Paddle for violation of the...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Week Twenty-Three in Trade

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The House and Senate passed the tax bill, which includes a provision to end the de minimis exemption for all e-commerce effective July 1, 2027. The bill now goes to the President for his signature. The de minimis exemption...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Navigating the Accessibility Improvement Act: Germany's Implementation of the European Accessibility Act

On June 28, 2025 the Accessibility Improvement Act (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz ("BFSG")), Germany's implementing act of the European Accessibility Act ("EAA"), will come into force, imposing a whole range of new...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

China's Sweeping 2025 Anti-Unfair Competition Law Revision: Far-Reaching Impacts on Brand Protection, Data Governance, eCommerce,...

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On June 27, 2025, China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee enacted a landmark revision to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL), effective October 15, 2025. This sweeping update is the most significant since the...more

Foster Garvey PC

U.S. Businesses Must Prepare for EU Accessibility Act Compliance by June 28

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The European Accessibility Act (“EAA”) takes effect across the European Union on June 28, 2025, for new products and services in the EU market. Products and services already on the market have a longer transitional period...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Navigating the Patchwork of State Consumer Privacy Statutes: An E-Commerce Compliance Playbook

Online retailers now face an increasingly complex matrix of state consumer-privacy statutes that impose prescriptive requirements on data collection, monetization, and cybersecurity practices. ...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Liability Beyond Borders: Court expands scope of California privacy litigation

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a pivotal ruling that is likely to reshape privacy litigation for e-commerce platforms. In Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., the Court held that Shopify, despite being...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The SOS of Online Sales: Selling Online Safely

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Selling goods or services online can be a challenge, as there are various legal issues to consider. Here are my top 10 recommendations for protecting your rights when using the internet as a tool for sales or licenses: 1....more

BakerHostetler

California Courts Split on Whether To Dismiss Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Claims for Online Purchases

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Ten years ago, a California Court of Appeal determined that the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (also the Act), an act that prohibits retailers from requiring consumers’ personally identifiable information (PII) as a...more

Fisher Phillips

Federal Judge Denies CIPA Lawsuit’s Class Certification: 5 Key Takeaways for Businesses

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In a significant decision for privacy class action litigation, a federal judge in California recently denied the certification of a proposed class action involving claims under the state’s invasion of privacy law. The May 29...more

Akerman LLP - SALT Insights

What’s Next for the Evolution of Public Law 86-272?

For over 65 years, Public Law 86-272 has dictated a state’s ability to assert income tax on an out-of-state business. While the 1959 federal law predated the emergence of e-commerce and digital services and could not have...more

White & Case LLP

EU Consumer Protection Cooperation Network finds consumer law breaches in the e-commerce sector

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The Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC) found that the online marketplace and fast fashion e-retailer SHEIN engaged in a range of practices that are in breach of EU consumer law. Scope of the CPC coordinated...more

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