Posts Tagged: Social Media
USPTO Steps Into Social Media Controversy
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) doesn’t often get much action on social media, but last week, five days before the U.S. Presidential …
How to Trademark Hashtags in Australia
A hashtag is a useful way to promote your brand on social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. When the name of a brand, a …
The Right to be Wrong: Public Opinions, Private Data and Twitter’s Proposed Flagging Policy
Twitter officials recently announced they’ll begin placing a notice over tweets that violate their standards regarding abusive or bullying behavior, but that they still deem to …
Spilling the ‘Detox Tea’: Are We About to See More FTC Action on Social Media Influencer Advertising?
In a recent letter, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take action against makers of “detox teas” for engaging in “predatory” and …
IP and Innovation on Capitol Hill: Week of March 18
This week in Washington, D.C., Capitol Hill is silent due to district work periods for the House of Representatives and state work periods for the Senate. …
Controlling Your Brand in the Age of Social Media
Trademark protection has never been more important than in today’s increasingly global economy. A company's name, trademark or service mark, trade dress and website domain name …
Dangerous Counterfeits Becoming More Difficult to Avoid
While many holiday shoppers may think that they’re getting a bargain by purchasing goods displaying a particular brand without having to pay brand prices, these shoppers …
Secrets of Social Media: Who owns social media accounts?
Andy Bitter, a former sports journalist covering the travails and triumphs of the Virginia Tech football team, was sued last month by his former employer, a local …
Copyright and Fair Use in the Age of YouTube
The opinion acknowledges, in a footnote on page 3, that videos of the type that the Klein's created, is not unique. Instead, it is part of a growing …
Apple’s Consumer Data Collection Patents Prove that Data Privacy Risks Are Not Just a Facebook Problem
Even Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has added to the growing choir of critical voices, announcing in early April that he had deleted his Facebook profile over concerns …
A Look At Facebook Patents Covering ‘Big Brother’ Data Collection Technologies
Facebook users continue to be shocked at the amount and kind of data being collected by the social media platform, including recent reports about call and SMS …
Are Today’s Social Media Tech Giants the Big Brother that Orwell Warned Us About?
Dystopian novels and science fiction often return to the subject of the loss of personal privacy which is often encouraged by the use of technology enabling constant, …
Zuckerberg Announces Facebook Users will Determine Trustworthiness of News
On January 19th, Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that his company would increase its efforts against “fake news” by asking its users to rate the …
Effective data management and governance for social media and cloud collaboration platforms
While there are a lot of irreplaceable benefits to leveraging social media and cloud collaboration platforms for business, there are also risks that, if not managed properly, …
The Legal Reality of Social Media IP: Who Owns What?
Today, as social media becomes more essential for businesses, there will almost certainly be an increase in intellectual property disputes about social media account ownership. Lawsuits relating …
