Advertisers who lose a challenge at the NAD automatically have the right to appeal the decision to the National Advertising Review Board (or “NARB”). Challengers who lose may also request an appeal, but the appeal is not automatic – it must be approved by the NARB Chair. Although appeals from NAD decisions are relatively rare – there have only been six NARB decisions this year compared to almost 60 NAD decisions – they are still an important part of the self-regulatory process.

This week, the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council announced that it would raise NARB filing fees from $15,000 to $20,000 to better defray the costs of each appeal. This increase is effective for any advertiser appeal filed after September 5, 2018, and any challenger appeal approved after the same date.

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