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Emerging Counterfeiting Tactic: Private Label Marks to Evade Online Enforcement

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 8/22/2025

A new and increasingly sophisticated form of counterfeiting is challenging traditional brand protection strategies. Counterfeiters are now avoiding the use of well-known house marks and instead applying “private label” marks...more

Flagship Online Safety Bill Moves Closer to Enactment in the UK: Who Will Be in Scope and What Will It Require?

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/11/2023

The Online Safety Bill (OSB or Bill) passed its final reading in the UK’s Parliament in September 2023. The Bill will become law in the coming weeks, ushering in a new era for the regulation of digital services in the UK....more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - January 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/10/2023

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - October 2022

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/12/2022

To help organisations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

The EU’s Digital Services Act: A Paradigm Shift for Online Intermediaries

Perkins Coie on 10/11/2022

Following the European Council's approval last week, the Digital Services Act (DSA) has been officially adopted, starting the countdown to the law’s entry into force later this year. The DSA builds on the Electronic Commerce...more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - April 2022

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/11/2022

To help organisations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison & Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main European digital regulatory and...more

Is Amazon Liable For Third-Party Sellers’ Products? To Date, The Answer For E-Commerce Retailers May Depend On Where They Are

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP on 8/10/2021

Online transactions on Amazon now account for over 50% of U.S. e-commerce. The company, already a massive corporation with enormous market share prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the related rise in online shopping, saw its...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/6/2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

Of Memes and Monetizing: Could the EU Directive on Copyright Change the Way We Speak Internet?

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 9/25/2018

Do you like getting your news online, sharing videos or tweeting memes? A little piece of legislation known as The European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market may signal the end of some of the...more

A game changer? China enacts first e-commerce law

Hogan Lovells on 9/24/2018

In stark contrast to the rapid development of e-commerce in China, it has taken nearly five years and no less than four drafts for China to finalise its first e-Commerce Law. The new law will enter into force on 1 January...more

August 2017: The Top 11 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 9/9/2017

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. August was no...more

Can Internet Comments and Search Results Prove Trademark Infringement?

Fenwick & West LLP on 11/22/2016

You’ve selected a unique trademark, marketed and sold products under the brand, and continue to build up a base of satisfied customers. But then a new company emerges with a very similar trademark, piggybacking on your...more

NLRB, Social Media and the Right to Complain

Baker Donelson on 3/18/2016

The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that Chipotle Mexican Grill violated the law when it forced an employee to delete certain posts on his Twitter account. James Kennedy had tweeted some unflattering statements...more

Establishing the Boundaries of the OCILLA Safe Harbor

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 11/5/2015

As user-generated content explodes over the Internet, intellectual property disputes over posting or uploading such content without the owner’s consent continue to escalate. As we touched on in a recent post, social media...more

Traditional Discovery Rules Still Apply in Disputes Involving Social Media

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 9/15/2015

A party’s right to privacy has always been an important and sometimes limiting factor in the resolution of discovery disputes. Social media platforms, which allow users to select the extent with whom they share their network,...more

Yelp Reviewers Are Not “Employees”

Cozen O'Connor on 8/20/2015

In a world where the lines between employees and volunteers/interns are becoming increasingly blurred, it is nice to see at least one court easily dispense with a wage and hour lawsuit. On August 13, 2015, a federal judge...more

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