Trademark & Copyright Law

FCC Issues New TCPA Ruling on Telemarketing Liability

TCPA Declaratory Ruling In a Declaratory Ruling issued on May 9, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) sought to clarify the extent to which the advertisers of commercial products and services (referred to as “sellers”) can be held liable for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) by the third-party telemarketers that place telemarketing […]

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How Can Online Dating Websites Protect Themselves From Their Members?

Online dating websites can have staggeringly large numbers of users posting content daily.  Without the proper safeguards in place, online dating websites could be held responsible for the actions of its users.  To protect themselves from facing regulatory actions and unwanted lawsuits, online dating websites should adopt and enforce detailed terms of use and associated policies

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Affiliate Networks: Death by Patent Infringement?

Is a patent infringement lawsuit in your future? While litigation has become all too common in the industry, very few companies consider patent infringement to be a prospective topic of litigation. For affiliate networks, times certainly have changed. A previously relatively unknown company by the name of Essociate Inc. (“Essociate”) recently became known through a

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