FTC and Guidelines for New Media Is the FTC going to crackdown on “everyone?”  With social media and what is coined as “new media” policies are changing rapidly.  The involvement and interaction of television, mobile phones, the Internet and social media sites, i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and the gang have brought on cases with… Continue reading FTC Isues Online Policy Report

A federal lawsuit alleged that Kellogs claimed that Rice Krispies boosted the immune system of children. In the summer of 2009 Kellogs launched a new campaign for Rice Krispies cereal that claimed that Rice Kripsies were new and improved to keep your family healthy and boost their immune system.  They also claimed that Rice Krispies… Continue reading False Advertising and Kellogs

Can color alone be a trademark?  That’s a WOW and a “maybe”!  Who could think of color as trademark?  Apparently the candy company Hershey does.  Mars thinks not and filed a declaration to say that Hershey does not own the exclusive rights to the color orange for peanut butter. This action is not the beginning… Continue reading The Fight Over the Color Orange: Hershey vs. Mars

Asian Domain Name Scams are on your email if you own a “public domain” or have “contact” on your site! Did you receive an email lately that informs you that you have to buy foreign domains because a company whose name is identical to yours is claiming your already owned domain? It is called the… Continue reading Asian Domain Name Scams

By Corey May, CEO The Communications Journal, ABA Certified Paralegal, M.S. Ugglebo Clogs, LLC v. Deckers Outdoor Corp., 0:11-cv-00154 was filed on January 20, 2011 in a Minnesota District Court.  Can Ugs really get Ugg-lier (you are thinking can they get more popular)? For those of you who are not way deep into trademarks, this… Continue reading UGGs get UGG-lier: A Trademark War