In the past, traditional appropriation’s advocacy strategy was a pretty straightforward process. However, the 112th Congress has ushered in a new set of rules regarding so-called "earmarks".

House staff that are paid above a certain rate are limited in the amount of outside income they may receive.

Last week the Federal Election Commission increased the reporting threshold for contributions bundled by lobbyists to $17,300.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently enacted a rule change that will impact all trademark applications filed nationally in the United States (rather than through the Madrid Protocol).

On August 14, 2012, the USPTO issued final rules, effective September 16, 2012, that implement provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act related to prioritized examination. Prioritized examination gives applicants more control over when their applications are examined.

In the US, it possible to obtain a colour mark per se, but the bar is set very high. It must be established that the public has come to associate the single colour with a brand ("secondary meaning") and that the colour is not primarily functional

Everyone remember that Alvarez v. Sunshine Life & Health Advisors LLC putative Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (FTSA) litigation we've covered? You know, the one where the plaintiff's...

This week, FDA finally published a December 2012 warning letter on its website, showcasing its first-ever enforcement action based on a company’s social media activity.

Brands reinvent and relaunch themselves all the time.

Consumer products companies are constantly working to improve their products and often they want to communicate those improvements to consumers.

We’re a bit later than usual with our blog on the Super Bowl ads because, well quite frankly, it took us awhile to recover from the shock of how the game ended.

A summary of the FTC Bureau's top three priorities.

On June 24, 2022, the Federal Maritime Commission's Office of the General Counsel issued an opinion on the effective date of the new Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 ("OSRA 2022"), Pub. L. 117-146.

From texting to blogging to tweeting and pinning, it is a challenge for marketers to keep pace with the rapidly changing times and technologies.

One of the most important lessons in advertising law is that a disclosure – unlike a good foundation, cover-up, or mascara – is not going to mask imperfections in a claim.

Twice in August, the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (NAD), a component of the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council (ASRC), has referred two well-known national brands to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Venable LLP makes a key addition to its expanding Intellectual Property practice group with the arrival of IP litigator and counselor Adam R. Hess.

Welcome to Venable's inaugural issue of Digital Media Link, a new publication focused on major issues and case developments in digital media.

As industries move toward cleaner energy sources, crucial sectors of the economy—notably aviation—cannot realistically be powered with electricity and must be powered by cleaner physical...

Another consumer class action over allegedly false and misleading "natural" claims survived a motion to dismiss in the Southern District of New York.