Sweepstakes are valuable marketing tools that businesses use to promote their products and services across all forms of media. If businesses are interested in running legal sweepstakes promotions, they must be aware of the importance of sweepstakes contest rules. Prior to the commencement of sweepstakes contests, their parameters (e.g., duration and prize amounts) must be […]
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By Trishla Ostwal To read the original article, please click here. Utah is on the cusp of becoming the fifth state to pass consumer-privacy legislation, joining California, Colorado and Virginia. Earlier this year, Massachusetts advanced its privacy law through a bipartisan cybersecurity committee with a 12-0 vote. The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) follows Virginia’s privacy model that gives people leverage over
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Utah is poised to become the fourth state to pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law, joining California, Colorado, and Virginia. The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) is similar to the Colorado and Virginia privacy laws, but, perhaps, a bit less burdensome for businesses. If signed by the Governor, the UCPA would go into effect on
Whether you own a registered trademark or contest a trademark registration, it is important to understand the various trademark cancellation procedures. A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination thereof, that identifies and distinguishes the source of goods/services. A trademark is ineligible for registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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By Trishla Ostwal The U.K. government announced additional amendments to the scope of the Online Safety Bill this week, this time drawing measures to protect people from advertising scams. Top line The bill mandates that social media companies including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter—as well as search engines like Google—protect people from both prepaid fraudulent ads and user-generated scams. The changes
In 2019, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 1202 (“A.B. 1202”), amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA” or the “Act”). The amendment requires qualified businesses to register as data brokers with the Office of the California Attorney General (“OAG”). Data brokers that fail to register are subject to civil penalties.
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The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA” or the “Act”) is on its way to the Governor’s desk. The Act cleared the State Senate on February 25 and was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives on March 2. If written into law, Utah will be the fourth state to pass comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation. Please note
Recently, New York (“NY”) State’s Cannabis Control Board (the “Board”) took significant steps towards implementing the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. Specifically, on February 17, 2022, the Board approved Medical Cannabis Program regulations to be released for public comment, including proposed marijuana marketing regulations. In addition, on February 22, the NY Governor signed into law
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