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Policing and enforcing trademark rights in social media requires a brand owner to reexamine some of the basic premises about infringement. In the infringement context, trademark maintenance has generally been interpreted as an obligation to prevent any uses that are inconsistent with the brand's image. However, social media has altered this fundamental assumption.

More Proceedings in $50 Million Birth Injury Case
NC Surgical Patients Potentially Exposed to Lethal Disease

Boards of directors are particularly subject to shareholder and shareholder activist scrutiny where conflicts of interest arise. Although not a particularly "classic" kind of conflict of interest, the conflicted general counsel presents traps for the board of directors.

The cease-and-desist letter is a routine occurrence in the practice of most trademark attorneys. And, often it is treated routinely ' something that is little more than a form and is given little more thought than a form.

It has been said that there is nothing new under the sun, but that is not so in the Sunshine State, where efforts to enact medical malpractice "reform" resemble a religious crusade.

On Dec. 16, 2013, the FTC announced consent decrees settling charges that two professional associations, the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and the California Association of Legal Support Professionals (CALSPro), had violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by using their respective codes of ethics to restrain competition among association members.

Bellwether Trial Opening in Vaginal Mesh MDL
NuvaRing Settlement in the Works

e-Commerce and payments fraud schemes such as phishing, e-mail hacking, and malware attacks are an ongoing, growing threat across industries. While some fraud is inevitable, a major incident could cause incalculable damage to a company's finances, regulatory standing and reputation. And with the use of mobile payments and e-commerce on the rise, the danger is increasing.