With the 2016 holiday shopping season in full swing, the risk of litigation heightens for retailers. We created our own version of a “holiday list” to identify the top-10 risk areas where retailers may be vulnerable to claims...more
12/16/2016
/ Advertising ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Disability Discrimination ,
FACTA ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Instagram ,
Insurance Industry ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
Lanham Act ,
Lord & Taylor ,
Made in the USA ,
Manufacturers ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Native Advertising ,
NGOs ,
Ransomware ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Risk Assessment ,
Slavery ,
Social Media ,
Supply Chain ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites
Following several other circuits as well as patent law precedent, in SunEarth, Inc. v. Sun Earth Solar Power Co., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently made it easier for Lanham Act litigants to recover...more
11/18/2016
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Contempt ,
Exceptional Case ,
Lanham Act ,
Octane Fitness v. ICON ,
Patent Act ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks