4/21/2021 3:49:16 PM FTC Seeks Monetary Penalties for Deceptive Marketing of COVID-19 Treatments in First Action under the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act By Jason Gordon Erika Auger Last week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) together with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a new civil lawsuit filed...
5/18/2020 10:00:23 PM LA Sues Seller of “Must-Have” Radish Paste that Falsely Claims to Prevent COVID-19 By Kathyleen O'Brien Erika Auger Last week, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office filed a civil lawsuit against KNature Co., Inc. d/b/a Insan Healing, Inc. (Insan), a...
4/15/2020 7:02:38 PM John Feldman and Jason Gordon discuss COVID-19 Charity Marketing and Compliance Challenges for brands in Law360 Article By John Feldman Jason Gordon John Feldman and Jason Gordon published an article in Law360 this week titled, “Compliance Challenges In Cos.’ COVID-19 Charity...
3/30/2020 4:59:25 PM The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will still go forward… in 2021 By Jason Gordon This week, the International Olympic Committee announced that the upcoming Tokyo Games would be postponed until next summer due to the...
3/27/2020 7:29:28 PM COVID-19 Legal Impact on Brand Advertising and Marketing By Douglas Wood Keri Bruce The unprecedented disruption caused by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created challenges for brands. Temporary and perhaps...
3/27/2020 6:14:44 PM Trademark applications for COVID-19 and CORONAVIRUS surge at the USPTO By Jason Gordon The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is no stranger to receiving a flood of trademark applications following a news or pop culture event:...