Posts Tagged ‘federal trade commission’
MetaBirkin or MetaBroken? Luxury Meets the Law in the Metaverse
By: Olivia Kreegel These days, conversations about the metaverse and NFTs seem to dominate the landscape – and it’s not just the ‘finance bros’ leading the discussion. When luxury fashion house Hermès International stepped into the courtroom to ban a “MetaBirkin,” the imbalance between technological advancements and traditional legal frameworks became evident.[1] In December of…
Read MoreHow Brita’s Alleged Patent Ambush Can Wash Away Competition in the Water Filter Field
By: Gustav Gulmert According to the Environmental Working Group, over fifty percent of Americans consider their tap water as unsafe.[1]Instead, people turn to water pitcher filters for their drinking water at home, the gym, and work.[2] Zero Technologies, LLC (“Zero”) and Brita sell high-performance gravity-fed water pitcher filters approved by the NSF Foundation, a standards-setting…
Read MoreThe FTC’s Plan to Throw Away “Junk Fees” in New Proposed Rule
By: Kevin Quintanilla A big win may come soon to consumers due to the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new proposed rule to ban junk fees.[1] Junk fees refer to hidden costs or extra charges that a consumer must pay, oftentimes substantially increasing the total price of a product or service.[2] These fees are frequently not…
Read MorePrime Target: FTC Takes Aim at Amazon in Antitrust Claims
By: Caitlyn Lindstrom On September 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission. (“FTC”), along with seventeen states, filed suit against Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”), claiming Amazon’s business practices violate Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a)[1] and Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15, U.S.C. § 2[2], in addition to state competition and consumer…
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