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[] To ensure delivery to your mailbox please add domain @lexology.com to your safe senders list [View in Browser]( [Lexology]( [My Account]( | [About]( | [Search Archive (1,010,572 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [The U.S. Supreme Court Finds Booking.com Registrable, Leading to Potential Growth in Generic.com Brand Building]( Wilson Elser Booking.com’s eight-year quest for registration of four trademarks on the Principal Register maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark… [Shipping Delays Can Cost Your Business More Than Just A Bad Review]( Fredrikson & Byron PA Consumers have increasingly turned to online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic and industry experts expect these purchasing habits will continue… [Isn’t It Ironic? SCOTUS Rules BOOKING.COM Eligible for Trademark Registration]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP On June 30, the Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, issued a highly anticipated decision in United States Patent and Trademark Office et al. V… [OFAC settles with global e-commerce, digital service provider over multiple sanctions violations]( Buckley LLP On July 8, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $134,523 settlement with a Washington-based company… [GOOGLES Wins Right to Sue Google]( McDermott Will & Emery The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a trademark dispute for lack of subject matter… [Do pharmaceutical companies that use third party behavioral advertising cookies deploy cookie notices?]( Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Approximately 69% of pharmaceutical companies that deploy a significant number of third party behavioral advertising cookies on their websites do not… [Binding Authority?: Facebook Files Supplemental TCPA Brief to the Supreme Court Citing…Me]( Squire Patton Boggs The day following the big SCOTUS ruling crushing the hopes of TCPA defendants and Free Speech advocate alike, Facebook has… [Supreme Court Decision Sheds Light on Examination of .COM Trademark Applications]( Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP that the travel website company Booking.com could register a trademark in its name BOOKING.COM. The central inquiry was whether the entire mark, which… [New York State Department of Financial Services Proposes Framework for a Conditional BitLicense]( Greenberg Traurig LLP In 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized rules creating the BitLicense for virtual currency exchanges operating in… [Zuckerberg and the Facebook ad boycott; how will it end?]( Schillings The #StopHateforProfit campaign was launched just over two weeks ago, on 17 June 2020, with a striking advert in the LA Times asserting that Facebook… [Immigration Under COVID-19: ICE Restricts Foreign National Students from Taking Online Courses]( Holland & Knight LLP There have been many changes to immigration processes and procedures in the United States as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, more… [Amazon Will Display Seller Identifying Information On Seller Profile Pages - What Does It Really Mean For Brands Trying To Stop Unauthorized Sales?]( Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP Amazon announced that it will display third-party seller names and addresses on its U.S. online marketplace beginning September 1, 2020, following a… [United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V.]( Loeb & Loeb LLP U.S. Supreme Court holds that adding “.com” to generic term can transform combination into Federally protectable trademark if mark holder can… ["Didital" currency - coming to China soon!]( Linklaters LLP When you want to pilot a new method of effecting secure payments in your fast-growing services industry, it is always useful to choose a testbed with… [Strategies to Fight Black Hat Tactics on E-Commerce Platforms]( Brooks Kushman PC Global retail sales are projected to exceed $25 trillion in 2020 and the portion attributed to e-commerce is growing rapidly. For example, in 2015… [SEVP Announces Modifications to Temporary COVID-19 Exemptions for Nonimmigrant Students Taking Online Classes]( Fredrikson & Byron PA On July 6, 2020, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced significant modifications to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant… [Answering the Call: Supreme Court to Determine the Definition of an ATDS Under the TCPA]( Venable LLP Today the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid where it will resolve a circuit split and decide the issue of whether an… [Generic word + .com = Non-generic registrable mark]( LexOrbis Intellectual property law has for long always strived to keep up with the dynamic business environment and this inherent quality of molding itself as… [On Call: Tennessee DOR Says B2B Digital Services Subject to Sales Tax as “Specified Digital Products”]( Tennessee Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP In a recently issued revenue ruling, the Tennessee Department of Revenue determined that a taxpayer’s digital services provided to other businesses… [DOJ Section 230 report unintentionally highlights dangers of internet heckler’s vetoes]( Thompson Coburn LLP The report of Attorney General William Barr’s Department of Justice on Section 230, the basic American internet law, takes an interesting approach:… [CCPA and Web Accessibility]( California Hopkins & Carley The California Attorney General's final proposed regulations under CCPA ("Regulations") have been submitted, and pending approval by the California… [Senators introduce E-SIGN modernization bill]( Buckley LLP On July 2, three Republican Senators introduced a bill that would make electronic transactions easier by simplifying how consumers signal their… [US copyright enters the social media age]( DAC Beachcroft New US Copyright Office rules will make it easier for social media creators and bloggers to protect their work. But is the US still behind the times… [3D printing boom continues; covid-19 new gTLD spike; Trump trademark refused - news digest]( World Trademark Review Every Tuesday and Friday, WTR presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In our latest round-up, we… [Tiktok deletes 49 million videos for rule-breaking over 6 month period]( Addleshaw Goddard LLP In its latest transparency report, TikTok confirmed that it had deleted more than 49 million videos between July and December 2019 for rule-breaking… [Amazon to list seller names and addresses; Google launches trademark initiative; UK Intellectual Property Office Brexit preparations - news digest]( World Trademark Review Every Tuesday and Friday, WTR presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In our latest edition, we look… [C Is for Cookie Lawsuit: Google Accused of Wiretap Act Violations for Collection of Web Browsing Data]( Davis Wright Tremaine LLP A new class action against Google in federal court in San Jose, Calif., claims that Google's collection of web browsing data from individuals who… [Litigation Law Alert - U.S. Supreme Court rules Booking.com is not generic]( Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC Is a mark styled “generic.com” always generic? The U.S. Supreme Court says no. The key question turns on what the mark means to the consumer. United… [Protecting Your Brand From Coronavirus Scams]( Venable LLP As the novel coronavirus pandemic rages and the world shelters in place, scammers are seeking to capitalize on public fear and uncertainty, requiring… [A Socially Distanced Ceremony: Virtual Execution of Estate Planning Documents]( McDermott Will & Emery Remote witnessing and notarization is quickly becoming the new normal for executing estate planning documents. Instead of an in-person meeting, a… [Legally blown: Reese Witherspoon and her fashion line face breach of contract and privacy class action over ‘free dress’ giveaway]( Reed Smith LLP Hollywood movie star Reese Witherspoon and her clothing line, Draper James, LLC, have found themselves the subjects of a public relations debacle… [Self-Serve TikTok for Small Businesses, Too]( Reed Smith LLP In the wake of COVID-19, businesses of all sizes continue to take stock of their spending practices, losses, ongoing threats, and opportunities for… [Best practices in preparing for and conducting virtual interviews]( Reed Smith LLP Due to the restrictions in place as a result of COVID-19... [US Supreme Court Rules “Booking.com” Can Be Registered as a Trademark]( McDermott Will & Emery On June 30, 2020, by an 8-1 vote, the US Supreme Court rejected a ¬per se rule by the US Patent and Trademark Office that a generic word followed by… [Are consumers in Europe more likely than consumers in the United States to “opt-in” to cookies?”]( Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Most cookie banners can be classified into one of three general categories: (1) notice only banners, (2) notice + opt-out banners, and… [AMERICAN GIRL BRAND SEES THE LIGHT ON PARODY]( Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP The American Girl doll company recently found itself pulled into a controversy over a meme that simultaneously poked fun at its brand and “Karens”… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Registration of generic Top Level Domains (gTLD)]( MME Legal Tax Compliance When ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) opened the first application window for registration of new so-called generic Top… [International: Industrials Get Smarter]( Baker McKenzie The concept of the "Internet of Things" (IoT) is now well established in a consumer context. Prior to COVID-19, many industrial companies… [Global: Mining & Metals Forecast 2020 - Industry Trends]( Baker McKenzie As we are now in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, digitization is providing the latest significant technological advancement for the… [Future Cities Series: Technology and Telecommunications key to transforming future cities]( Herbert Smith Freehills LLP The effects of Covid-19 have been felt around the world. The pandemic has significantly impacted the technology and telecommunications sectors, but… [International: Off the Shelf Podcast - New episodes - Online retail is here to stay]( Audio Baker McKenzie In our latest episodes of Off the Shelf, our Global Consumer Goods and Retail (CG&R) Industry Podcast we discuss the future of online retail and key… [COVID-19: Exploring Opportunities: Will your technology survive the outbreak? (Global)]( Herbert Smith Freehills LLP The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe continue to evolve on a daily basis. While this pandemic is first a public health and… [Signing with e-signature in CEE - A comparative guide]( CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP CEE 08.07.2020 Download publication Digitalisation affects all aspects of a business’s operations, including contracts, internal documentation and… [Registrierung von generic Top Level Domains]( MME Legal Tax Compliance Als die ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) im Jahre 2012 das erste Bewerbungsfenster zur Registrierung neuer sogenannter… [Protocol for Online Case Management in International Arbitration]( CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP As arbitrations are becoming increasingly globalised, with participants located across various jurisdictions, parties are constantly looking for… Event notice [WTR Connect 2020]( World Trademark Review Online, 6 - 15 October 2020 [Cyber insurance: what you need to know (and were afraid to ask)]( Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Online, 29 July 2020 Other top stories [Sports law in USA]( [4 Legal Department KPIs for Better Contract Management]( [GDPR and cybersecurity obligations of virtual arbitration hearings]( [How to Comply With Key CCPA Notice and Consumer Request Requirements]( [eSignature and ePayment News and Trends]( [Do you transfer personal data from the EU to the US? 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