Category: Corporate

The Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) recently voted to adopt a new set of rules that allows for Regulation Crowdfunding (officially, “debt and equity crowdfunding”). Regulation Crowdfunding is a term used to define a middle ground between crowdfunding platforms (like Kickstarter) and public offerings (like IPO’s). While the former sees little regulation, and the latter […]

The USPTO rejected Will.i.am’s application to trademark ‘I AM’ for cosmetics and skin care, finding it likely to cause confusion with existing marks.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) protects online service providers of interactive websites against liability that can arise from third party content.[1] Section 230(c)(1) provides “[n]o provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.”[2] While section […]

The Washington Supreme Court denied Section 230 immunity to Backpage.com for its role in facilitating sex trafficking. Here’s what the ruling means for online platforms.

The City of Inglewood was ordered to pay over $100,000 after filing an unreasonable copyright infringement lawsuit. Here’s what the case teaches about copyright abuse.

  The video game industry is a global industry, and it is worth $65 billion in the United States (hereinafter U.S.). It is made up of cutting edge technology, creative engineering, and imaginative character and setting designs. The World of Intellectual Property Magazine (hereinafter WIPO Magazine) reports that video games are “the fastest growing sector […]

Crowdfunding portals collect sensitive user data that requires a comprehensive privacy policy. Here’s what privacy policies for crowdfunding platforms must cover under applicable law.

Crowdfunding portals need terms of use agreements that address investor rights, campaign rules, and liability limitations. Here’s what to include in crowdfunding platform terms.

The Lanham Act, the federal law governing trademarks, specifically prohibits the registration of trademarks that fall into a number of categories. For example, Section 2(e) lists the following types of marks that are precluded from registration: Marks that are merely descriptive of the goods or services offered under the marks; Marks that are primarily geographically […]

The FCC preempted Michigan laws that restricted municipal broadband networks. Here’s what the FCC ruling meant for local governments seeking to build community broadband infrastructure.