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FTC to Sellers: Time to Knock Off the “Made in the USA” Knock-Offs

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If you have shopped online lately, odds are you saw products proudly advertising themselves as “Made in the USA.” Maybe it was a flag, a pair of boots, or a kitchen gadget. But how often is that label actually true? According...more

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The CPSC and Amazon: Navigating a Shifting Regulatory Landscape

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Despite recent leadership and other changes at the agency, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (the “CPSC” or “Commission”) has maintained its focus on regulating e-commerce platforms that facilitate large-volume...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

European Accessibility Act Poses New Challenges for US Companies with Customers in the EU

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Disability advocates issue demands to retailers about their allegedly inaccessible websites shortly after the EAA takes effect....more

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Amazon Strengthens Brand Protection for Trademark Owners: Key Updates in 2025

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As trademark infringement and counterfeit sales continue to disrupt legitimate business on Amazon, Amazon has developed and expanded its intellectual property enforcement tools. In 2025, Amazon introduced enhancements to its...more

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Non-EU imports under scrutiny: the EU Parliament’s resolution on cross-border e-commerce

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The resolution sets a political agenda for tougher enforcement of EU rules on product safety, consumer protection, VAT and customs in cross-border e-commerce. It signals imminent legislative reforms and, for instance, calls...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Our Value is Brand Value

In today’s ecommerce-driven economy, brand owners face a relentless challenge: unauthorized resellers who flood online marketplaces with products that undermine brand value, confuse consumers and compromise quality standards....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

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

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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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FTC Presses Pause on Alleged E-Commerce Business Opportunity Scheme

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The FTC secured a temporary restraining order and other relief against Click Profit, LLC and related entities arising from allegations that the companies operate an e-commerce business opportunity scheme in violation of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

ICPHSO 2025: CPSC at ICPHSO

This second installment of our series highlights the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) presence and guidance at this year’s ICPHSO annual symposium. CPSC had a notably smaller presence this year. Agency...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

What to Expect from CPSC in 2025

At the end of last year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved an Operating Plan for Fiscal Year 2025, which includes CPSC’s strategic priorities and resource allocations for the coming year. Stated...more

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Peter A. Feldman Named Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Commissioner Peter A. Feldman has been named Acting Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, effective January 22, 2025. Mr. Feldman is not a new face to the agency as he has held various positions within the...more

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CPSC Calls for an Investigation into Shein and Temu

In an open letter published on September 3, 2024, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Commissioners Peter Feldman and Douglas Dziak called for an investigation into foreign-owned e-commerce platforms Shein and Temu to...more

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With Operation AI Comply, the FTC Steps Up AI Enforcement

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced several enforcement actions and proposed settlements as part of a new sweep it calls “Operation AI Comply.” These cases appear focused on companies that the FTC alleges...more

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The FTC Cracks Down on Unfair and Deceptive Practices Involving the Use of AI

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On September 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the launch of “Operation AI Comply,” an initiative created to tackle unfair and deceptive business practices involving the use of artificial intelligence...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC Targets Unfair or Deceptive AI Practices With Five New Enforcement Actions

The FTC recently announced five enforcement actions against companies that use or sell artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could deceive or harm consumers. With these actions, the FTC announced a new law enforcement sweep...more

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CFPB sues Horizon Card Services and CEO, saying they cheated low-income people through membership scheme

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The CFPB earlier this month filed suit against Horizon Card Services and its CEO and sole shareholder Robert Kane for allegedly tricking subprime consumers into signing up for a high-fee credit card that only allowed them to...more

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U.S. Government Plans to Restrict Low-Value Imports Under De Minimis Exemption

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Under the current de minimis rule, shipments with an aggregate value up to $800 per day per person can be imported free of duties and taxes, except for antidumping and countervailing duties and taxes collected by other...more

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Court Upholds Tornado Cash Sanctions; New Crypto Products Launch; IRS Proposes Digital Asset Regulations; Crypto Enforcement and...

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District Court Upholds Tornado Cash Sanctions, DOJ Charges Founders - On August 17, a Texas federal court found that Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer (which obscures the source of crypto transactions) is an entity that can be...more

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FTC Sues Amazon Alleging Deceptive Marketing Tactics for Prime Subscriptions

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week filed a civil case against Amazon alleging that the company used “manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interface designs known as ‘dark patterns’ to trick consumers into...more

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Paris Litigation Gazette Issue 2 - March 2023

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Welcome to the Litigation Gazette. Each quarter, BCLP's Paris team will keep you informed of the main litigation news in competition law, commercial litigation, labor law, IP/IT/Data and compliance....more

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International Trade Enforcement Roundup – February 2023

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Russia - Russian National Charged with Supplying U.S. Technology to the Russian and North Korean Governments (DOJ Action) Those involved. Ilya Balakaev, Russian national. Charges and penalties. Conspiracy to...more

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The FTC is Turning the Lights On: Dark Patterns Aren't in the Shadows Anymore

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The continued growth and dominance of e-commerce has ushered in a new frontier for businesses. In response to the progressive evolution from brick-and-mortar marketplaces to the current e-commerce dominant landscape,...more

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Update: INFORM Act to Protect Against Online Counterfeiters: What the New Law Means for Brand Owners and Consumers

The Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (the INFORM Act) was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022. A positive step in the fight against online...more

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