American Dairy Queen Corporation (“Dairy Queen”) sued W.B. Mason Co. (“W.B. Mason”) over W.B. Mason’s use of the BLIZZARD mark for its bottled spring water. Dairy Queen holds registered trademarks for its BLIZZARD frozen treats, which it sells directly to consumers. Dairy Queen’s earliest BLIZZARD trademark registration was issued in 1952, and the most recent […]
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While trends come and go, one that does not appear to be going away anytime soon are lawsuits that allege unauthorized use of session replay technology. As readers of this blog know, session replay technology is used by businesses to “record, save, and replay a website visitors’ interactions with a website.” Using session replay technology
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On August 7, 2023, twelve United States senators penned a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) requesting that the Commission issue guidance on current Telephone Consumer Privacy Act (“TCPA”) consent regulations (the “Letter”). As our readers are aware, the FCC has already promulgated comprehensive telemarketing rules. However, the senators argue that
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A frequent question that comes up when starting a business is when to file for trademark protection. The answer to this question will depend on a few things, such as the type of trademark protection that you want for your brand/business and whether you are already using the trademark in commerce or have a bona fide intent to do so within the required regulatory timeframe (as discussed below). What
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On August 8, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a major win for both Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) defendants and the industry at large. In Trim v. Reward Zone USA LLC, the Plaintiff set forth the novel argument that the text messages she received violated the prerecorded voice restrictions contained in the TCPA. TCPA plaintiffs have demonstrated increased creativity in their TCPA cases following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid. Readers will recall that in Facebook, the Supreme
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On July 27, 2023, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed HB 2052 (“the Act”) into law. The Act relates to data broker registration for entities that qualify as data broker under the Act. Data Broker Registration Overview The Act details that Oregon data brokers “may not collect, sell or license brokered personal data within this
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Last week, criminal charges were filed against seven current or former Iowa and Iowa state athletes in connection with underage sports betting. In what is possibly the largest college sports betting scandal in recent history, Iowa authorities began investigating 111 athletes in May for the prohibited conduct. As sports betting continues to be legalized across
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On August 3, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) “issued a record-breaking $299,997,000 fine for auto warranty scam robocalls made by the largest illegal robocall operation the agency has ever investigated.” As readers of this blog know, the penalty comes on the heels of Operation Stop Spam Calls, a major crackdown on
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