| Issue Number / Date | Contents |
Number 19
Spring 2012
| FTC, Administration Produce Final Reports on Data Privacy (also discussing m-commerce issues, “do not track,” apps, kids and data privacy and proposed EU rules)
PLUS:
Supreme Court Upholds "Restoration" of Copyright Protection to Foreign Works Previously in U.S. Public Domain Shine a Light: A Data Trap You Can Avoid Who Is It? Mystery of the Knockoff Phantom — Getting the Clues You Need What Cities Can Learn From the Fashion Industry (And Vice Versa) Short Takes: Bellwether Case for Asbestos and Cosmetics? |
Number 18
Winter 2011 - 2012
| Peering Into the Future: Ten Trends for 2012
PLUS:
The Nine Billion Names of the Web: More Internet Domain Names Coming (ICANN's new generic top-level domains) Trademark Licensors Must Keep Control (Eva's Bridal v. Halanick Enterprises, Inc.) Short Takes: California Supply Chain Disclosure Law; West Hollywood Fur Ban |
Number 17
Fall 2011 | Trademark in Peril? Court Stomps On Louboutin's Red Shoes
PLUS:
Prom Dress Design Features Not Protected By Copyright (Jovani Fashion) Flea Market Counterfeits: Not Such A Bargain After All (Coach v. Gata Corp.) Care Labels: FTC Weighs Changes to Clothing Rule $ell-ebrity: Accessories Council Program on Marketing Involving Celebrities: Publicity Rights, Product Placement, Endorsements and Morals Clauses Short Takes |
Number 16
Spring 2011 | Morals Clauses: Protecting the Brand from Celebrities Gone Wild
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Ninth Circuit Holds 2006 Trademark Dilution Statute Amendment Eased Standard on Similarity (Levi Strauss & Co. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co.) CPSC Online Consumer Complaint Site Goes Live Decisions Help Patent Owners Against False Marking Claims California Law Bans Requesting Customer Zip Codes for Credit Card Transactions Short Takes: Online Media and FTC Enforcement Actions, including the Google privacy settlement |
Number 15
Winter 2010 - 2011
| FTC, Department of Commerce Reports: The Future of Online Privacy, Data, Ads and Sales
PLUS:
Supreme Court Splits on Whether First Sale Doctrine Applies to Copyrighted Items Made Abroad Fashion Design Right: Schumer Bill Clears Committee, Runs Out of Time in Lame Duck Congress April To Bring Many Changes to New York Labor Law Short Takes Upcoming Schiff Hardin Programs |
Number 14
Fall 2010 | Saving the Trademark License in a Bankruptcy
PLUS:
Bagging Alleged Counterfeiters (Chloe v. Queen Bee) More Fizzle on the Remand (Tiffany v. eBay) Short Takes Special Report: Trick or Tweet: Social Media, Branding and Legal Traps (Accessories Council program, September 16, 2010) |
Number 13
Summer 2010 | "Gotcha'" for Trade Creditors? New Court Decision Warrants Heightened Caution When Trading with Bankrupt Customers
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Federal Court Ruling Boots Credit Card Class Action in Narrow Reading of FACTA; Good News for Merchants Lessons et Leçons From E-Commerce Decisions in U.S., Europe Catcher in the Rye Case May Catch Injunction Plaintiffs Off-Guard Victor/Victoria: The Lawsuit Not the Movie Short Takes |
Number 12
Spring 2010 | How Green Was My Inventory? Federal Trade Commission Targets Clothing Manufacturers' and Retailers' "Green" Claims
PLUS:
Patent Woes: The Next Big (Bad) Thing? Abboud Redux, or, All That "Jaz" Watch That Laptop! Tough New Massachusetts Data Security Rules Now in Force, and They Reach Across the Country Short Takes Schiff Hardin Events, Talks and Publications |
Number 11
Winter 2009-2010 | New FTC Advertising Guides Take Effect; This Is The Best Article Ever - Or At Least That's What We Want You To Say on Your Blog
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Lead Us Into Frustration: More CPSC Developments On Lead in Fashion, Accessories A Suit By Any Other Name: Joseph Abboud Wins a Round on Use of His Name Short Takes |
Number 10
Spring 2009 | Singing In The Rain
PLUS:
From the Shire to the Courts for the Ring of Coverage Yet More on Consumer Product Safety Law New York Can Tax Online Sales Referred by Amazon "Associates" Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act Extends Deadlines to Bring Discrimination Claims Schiff Hardin News |
Number 9
Winter 2008-2009 | New Federal Law Broadens Remedies Against Counterfeiters
PLUS:
Program on Major Changes in Federal Law Affecting Consumer Products Peering Into An Uncertain Future California's Restrictive Covenants Gift Card Class Actions Case Briefs Recently Published By Schiff Hardin Attorneys Women's Networking Group - Fabulous Fashion |
Number 8
Fall 2008 | I Fought It On eBay
PLUS:
Internet Advertisers Versus the Tax Collector Following Up Schiff Hardin Lawyers Urge Greater Design Protection |
Number 7
May 2008 | Second Life, Second Strife?
PLUS:
A Way To Make Gray Goods Into Counterfeit Goods? Controlling the Distribution Chain to Protect the Brand Short Takes |
Number 6
March 2008 | As a Matter of FACTA
PLUS:
All Zipped Up? Parody or Trademark Infringement? Short Takes |
Number 5
December 2007 | On-Line Access and Accommodation for the Disabled
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Retailer Liability for Identity Theft - Developments The Skinny on Thin - Update A Little Fashion Advice |
Number 4
September 2007 | Supreme Court Rewrites Century of Law on Vertical Price Controls; Major Potential Impact on Brands, Retailers Seen
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Retailer Beware Bye-Bye Sales Tax First Lead, Now Formaldehyde? Stop That Photographer - He Stole My Bag Design |
Number 3
April 2007 | Don't Accessorize with Lead |
Number 2
February 2007 | The Skinny on Thin: Getting to a Healthy Runway |
Number 1
November 2006 | Lessons to Draw From Decision Reviving Vuitton Claims Over "Monogram Multicolore" Bag
PLUS:
The New Trademark Dilution Revision Act |