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LinkedIn’s Updated Terms of Service Aim to Increase Profile Visibility and Sharing

Photo of Chandler Stephens (US)By Chandler Stephens (US) on Posted in Privacy
In 2017, LinkedIn made several updates to its Terms of Service – comprised of its Privacy Policy and User Agreement – to provide for new LinkedIn features and give users some choices over how their information is used. In general, the changes revolve around new features that are intended to increase profile visibility and make … Continue reading

Crowdfunding platforms and IP enforcement

Photo of Chandler Stephens (US)By Chandler Stephens (US) on Posted in Trademark
In today’s world, intellectual property owners are well aware that social media users frequently post infringing content. Companies and brand owners have developed various strategies for enforcing their intellectual property rights on social media, utilizing methods such as demand letters and takedown requests. Often there are so many infringing uses that brand owners must be … Continue reading

FDA Proposes New Research on Social Media Promotion of Prescription Drugs

Photo of Chandler Stephens (US)By Chandler Stephens (US) on Posted in General
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulates the use of social media to disseminate information about prescription drugs and medical devices. Our blog previously covered the social media guidance released by the FDA in 2014, and a sampling of Warning and Untitled Letters that the FDA has issued to drug manufacturers advertising on Twitter, … Continue reading

Serving up lawsuits via Facebook: social media provides creative solution under Federal Rules

Photo of Chandler Stephens (US)By Chandler Stephens (US) on Posted in Litigation
Service of process on a foreign defendant can be a major headache for U.S. plaintiffs, but social media is proving to be a creative solution when traditional methods have been demonstrated to fail. We previously covered a New York federal court’s ruling that permitted the Federal Trade Commission to serve the Indian defendants, operating under … Continue reading
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