Category Archives: Advertising Law

September 12, 2012

Advertising Law Events: ASC The ABC’s of Food Advertising Regulations

Advertising Standards Canada will be holding two upcoming workshops on the basics of Canadian food related advertising regulations in Montreal (September 19th) and Toronto (September 25th). These two hour workshops will address common questions relating to Canadian food advertising related regulations, including how to compare … Read the rest of this entry »

September 11, 2012

New Regulatory and Intellectual Property Law Books: Canadian Food and Drug Legislation & Commentary (2012); Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – Patents, Trade Secrets and Industrial Designs (2012)

Flipping through The Lawyers Weekly today, which as a bit of an aside seemed to me to have a slightly spiffier look, several new Canadian regulatory and IP law texts caught my eye: Canadian Food and Drug Legislation & Commentary (2012) (LexisNexis) “Canada’s leading compilation … Read the rest of this entry »

September 4, 2012

Tips For Running a Successful Contest – U.S. and Canadian Considerations

CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada).  These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »

September 3, 2012

Annoyed With Airline Advertising? – Canadian Transportation Agency Announces Two Weeks Remaining to Comment on Airline Advertising Regulation

When I’m out chatting to clients and industry groups about competition and advertising law, some of the most frequently asked questions after gasoline pricing relate to airline pricing – and in particular, why the “price” for flights never seems to be the actual price. Well, … Read the rest of this entry »

August 31, 2012

New Publications: Intellectual Property Perspectives on Marketing and Advertising

Carswell is publishing a new IP and advertising law related text entitled Intellectual Property Perspectives on Marketing and Advertising (Henry Lue). From Carswell: “There are several forms of intellectual property law that are associated with marketing and advertising law. These include patents, trade-marks, copyright and … Read the rest of this entry »

August 29, 2012

“Babies Can Read!” or Consumers Can’t Think – May Be a Close Call – FTC Seeks $185 Million Settlement

In a recent case that I can only describe as bizarre, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced that it has filed false advertising charges against the marketers of “Your Baby Can Read!”, a learning program for toddlers that, according to the FTC, was “widely … Read the rest of this entry »

August 28, 2012

CPI International Launches Cool New Global Directory of Competition/Antitrust Individuals, Firms and Companies

Our friends at Competition Policy International, ever the innovators, have launched a very nice new “People and Organizations” application on their website, which lists hundreds of competition/antitrust law individuals, companies and firms around the world. From Competition Policy International: “Welcome to our people and organization … Read the rest of this entry »

August 25, 2012

A Few Regulatory, IP and Advertising Law Updates – Including Jury Award of $1 Billion in Apple/Samsung Patent Trial

A few regulatory, intellectual property and advertising law updates caught my eye today including: A flurry of media reports and notes relating to Apple’s $1 billion jury victory over Samsung in one of the largest patent fights in history (see e.g.: Check, Please: Experts Say Apple, … Read the rest of this entry »