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"Compliance and Social Media: What You Need to Know About Influencer Content"
"Compliance and Social Media: What You Need to Know About Influencer Content"
Engaging influencers and content creators (creators) to promote a company's brand has become a commonplace marketing technique, and often a...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"Compliance and Social Media: What You Need to Know About Influencer Content"
This Update Won’t Last Long!! Recent Litigation Targets Misleading Email Subject Lines
This Update Won’t Last Long!! Recent Litigation Targets Misleading Email Subject Lines
If your inbox has ever shouted “Last Chance!” only to whisper “Extended One More Day” the next morning, you’re not alone. And neither are the...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This Update Won’t Last Long!! Recent Litigation Targets Misleading Email Subject Lines
States Shine Spotlight on Child and Teen Privacy Laws
States Shine Spotlight on Child and Teen Privacy Laws
Changes are coming for businesses that appeal to minors. States continue to push new restrictions on processing child and teen data, with a...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
States Shine Spotlight on Child and Teen Privacy Laws
Priorities and Challenges to Consider as the FCC Resumes Normal Operations
Priorities and Challenges to Consider as the FCC Resumes Normal Operations
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on legislation previously passed by the Senate to appropriate funding to re-open the federal...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Priorities and Challenges to Consider as the FCC Resumes Normal Operations
Inside the Guide: From Tool Sprawl to Creative Flow
Inside the Guide: From Tool Sprawl to Creative Flow
Last time in our blog series “Inside the Marketer’s Guide to AI”, we explored how data visualization and storytelling tools can help marketers...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Inside the Guide: From Tool Sprawl to Creative Flow
Is “America’s Coffee” Made in America?
Is “America’s Coffee” Made in America?
According to the mission statement on its website, “Black Rifle Coffee Company serves coffee and culture to people who love America.” The...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Is “America’s Coffee” Made in America?
Dupe-Proof: Lululemon’s New Strategy for Brand Protection in the Social Media Era
Dupe-Proof: Lululemon’s New Strategy for Brand Protection in the Social Media Era
In today’s social media landscape, “dupe culture” is booming. Influencers and retailers frequently promote affordable alternatives to premium...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Dupe-Proof: Lululemon’s New Strategy for Brand Protection in the Social Media Era
TCPA Turnstile: Living in a Post-McLaughlin World (TCPA Update Vol. 21)
TCPA Turnstile: Living in a Post-McLaughlin World (TCPA Update Vol. 21)
Since our last TCPA update, the biggest development was the Supreme Court’s ruling in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp.,...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
TCPA Turnstile: Living in a Post-McLaughlin World (TCPA Update Vol. 21)
5 Key Takeaways | 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference
5 Key Takeaways | 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference
Kilpatrick’s advertising law team attended the “2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference” in Chicago from November 3-5. Kilpatrick lawyers...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
5 Key Takeaways | 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference
Texas Targets App Stores with New Accountability Law: What App Stores and Developers Need to Know Before 2026
Texas Targets App Stores with New Accountability Law: What App Stores and Developers Need to Know Before 2026
A new Texas law is poised to significantly reshape how app stores and developers manage users under 18. The state’s App Store Accountability Act...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Texas Targets App Stores with New Accountability Law: What App Stores and Developers Need to Know Before 2026
California’s Attorney General reaches $530,000 settlement with streaming service provider over CCPA opt-out failures and children's privacy
California’s Attorney General reaches $530,000 settlement with streaming service provider over CCPA opt-out failures and children's privacy
On October 30, 2025, following a 2024 investigative sweep, California Attorney General Rob Bonta ("Cal AG") announced a $530,000 settlement with...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
California’s Attorney General reaches $530,000 settlement with streaming service provider over CCPA opt-out failures and children's privacy
LinkedIn’s New Generative-AI Policy: What Lawyers Need to Know
LinkedIn’s New Generative-AI Policy: What Lawyers Need to Know
LinkedIn’s updated generative AI policy has prompted plenty of questions, and for good reason. As of November 3, 2025, the popular social media...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
LinkedIn’s New Generative-AI Policy: What Lawyers Need to Know
Copyright Act in Australia Won’t Permit Free Use of Copyright Works in AI
Copyright Act in Australia Won’t Permit Free Use of Copyright Works in AI
The Albanese Government has rejected a proposal to amend Australia’s copyright laws to allow artificial intelligence (AI) systems to freely train...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Copyright Act in Australia Won’t Permit Free Use of Copyright Works in AI
New Jersey Supreme Court Holds One-Year Statute of Limitations for Defamation Also Applies to False Light Claims
New Jersey Supreme Court Holds One-Year Statute of Limitations for Defamation Also Applies to False Light Claims
Salve Chipola, III v. Sean Flannery, (A-2-24) (088836) (August 7, 2025) - The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the one-year statute of...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
New Jersey Supreme Court Holds One-Year Statute of Limitations for Defamation Also Applies to False Light Claims
California District Court Grants Motion To Dismiss Antitrust Counterclaims Against Telecommunications Companies
California District Court Grants Motion To Dismiss Antitrust Counterclaims Against Telecommunications Companies
On October 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted the motion to dismiss counterclaims brought by...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
California District Court Grants Motion To Dismiss Antitrust Counterclaims Against Telecommunications Companies
Ecosystems and Legal Systems: Recent Apple Cases in the EU and the UK
Ecosystems and Legal Systems: Recent Apple Cases in the EU and the UK
The judicial and regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s iOS and App Store ecosystem continues, with a judgment from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Ecosystems and Legal Systems: Recent Apple Cases in the EU and the UK
FCC proposes licensing reforms for Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service bands
FCC proposes licensing reforms for Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service bands
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted, on October 28, 2025, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
FCC proposes licensing reforms for Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service bands
New York federal court applies broad preclusive effect and adopts DOJ’s Google ad tech ruling
New York federal court applies broad preclusive effect and adopts DOJ’s Google ad tech ruling
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled, in favor of publishers and advertisers, that Google...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New York federal court applies broad preclusive effect and adopts DOJ’s Google ad tech ruling
AI Leads the Charge at ANA
AI Leads the Charge at ANA
From Nov. 3 through Nov. 5, the Windy City welcomed the ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference. While the conference focused on all things...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
AI Leads the Charge at ANA
Federal Circuit Denies Three Early Petitions for Mandamus Relating to Rescission of a 2022 Fintiv Memo
Federal Circuit Denies Three Early Petitions for Mandamus Relating to Rescission of a 2022 Fintiv Memo
On November 6, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Judges Dyk, Linn, Cunningham, and/or Stoll) issued orders denying three...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Federal Circuit Denies Three Early Petitions for Mandamus Relating to Rescission of a 2022 Fintiv Memo
Pennsylvania Settles with Mail Order Subscription Business – Again
Pennsylvania Settles with Mail Order Subscription Business – Again
On the heels of the TFG Holdings multistate settlement last month, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a $750,000 settlement with...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Pennsylvania Settles with Mail Order Subscription Business – Again
Social Links: The Internet’s Awkward Teen Phase
Social Links: The Internet’s Awkward Teen Phase
By the end of November, Character.AI will stop letting anyone under 18 chat freely with its bots. No more late-night conversations with virtual...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Social Links: The Internet’s Awkward Teen Phase
California Enacts AB 656: Enhancing Account Deletion Rights for Social Media Users
California Enacts AB 656: Enhancing Account Deletion Rights for Social Media Users
California once again sets the pace in consumer privacy and digital-platform regulation with the enactment of Assembly Bill 656 (“AB 656” or the...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
California Enacts AB 656: Enhancing Account Deletion Rights for Social Media Users
The In re Motorola CAFC Ruling Reaffirms Discretionary, Nonappealable Nature of PTAB IPR Institution Decisions
The In re Motorola CAFC Ruling Reaffirms Discretionary, Nonappealable Nature of PTAB IPR Institution Decisions
The Federal Circuit’s latest ruling in In re Motorola Solutions, Inc. solidifies the discretionary authority of the USPTO director over inter...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The In re Motorola CAFC Ruling Reaffirms Discretionary, Nonappealable Nature of PTAB IPR Institution Decisions
Misleading email subject lines can lead to substantial liability
Misleading email subject lines can lead to substantial liability
In Brown v. Old Navy, LLC, 567 P.3d 38 (Wash. 2025), the Washington Supreme Court recently interpreted the state’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Misleading email subject lines can lead to substantial liability