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5 Nov 2009, 7:00 am
However, the agency is planning to investigate a wider range of lipsticks than has been tested so far, including lipsticks similar to those recently assessed for lead content by another laboratory.4 If FDA determines that a safety concern for lead in lipstick exists, the agency will advise the industry and the public and will take appropriate action under the authority of the FD&C Act in protecting the health and welfare of consumers. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 2:00 am
Can you own and protect it as your trademark? [read post]
16 Oct 2009, 3:18 pm
Consumer testing may be useful to determine consumer understanding of each claim, in context. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 8:59 pm
Subjects include immigration, bankruptcy, real estate, labor and employment, insurance, tax, consumer protection, intellectual property, and numerous others. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 10:00 pm
Sebelius, No. 1:09-cv-01470 (D.D.C. filed Aug. 4, 2009) (complaint here), a non-profit outfit that protects the rights of practitioners of alternative medicine, two scientists who design dietary supplements, and an association formed to advocate "that federal government agencies not block consumer access to accurate representations concerning the science on the role of nutrients" joined forces as plaintiffs.Their complaint recites that the Nutrition Labeling and Education… [read post]
27 Sep 2009, 6:00 pm
A more extensive discussion on competitive exclusion and consumer perceptions was recently published by Rose (2009) as a White Paper. [read post]
7 Sep 2009, 12:53 am
Guidelines re registered designs – Circular M N 74 (The IP Factor)   Italy Door opens for design owners in Italy: Lualdi v Dorica (Class 99)   Korea Korean six-month safe harbor for patents (Patent Baristas) Korean government proposing to spend USD 400 million on protecting IP (IP finance) Copyright against censorship: Authors of ‘A Modern and Contemporary History of Korea’ successfully sue publisher for copyright infringement for publishing… [read post]
2 Aug 2009, 2:55 pm
What incentive then to make privacy tools easy to see and use for consumers? [read post]
29 Jul 2009, 1:11 pm
  To be sure, no one can disagree with these consumer protections to put an end to HMO abuses. [read post]
17 Jun 2009, 1:45 am
  For example, the worldwide number of feature films produced each year has increased from 3,807 in 2003 to 4,989 in 2007 (Screen Digest, 2004 and 2008). [read post]
16 Jun 2009, 10:55 am
  Mom argued that Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 precludes bankruptcy discharge of all marital and domestic relations obligations. [read post]
9 Jun 2009, 9:52 am
Colon cleansing products are all the rage and the competition for the consumer dollar is fierce. [read post]
1 Jun 2009, 7:05 am
It may be hiding in plain sight in US patent database (IP Asset Maximizer Blog) Interview with Mike Drummond of Inventors Digest (IP Watchdog)   US Patents – Decisions CAFC: Impact of merger/buyout on prior agreement to not challenge patent validity: Epistar v ITC (Patently-O) (ITC 337 Law Blog) CAFC affirms in part, reverses in part, vacates in part and remands Linear Technology Corporation v ITC (ITC 337 Law Blog) CAFC: Genetech & Volkswagon – Federal… [read post]
4 May 2009, 9:32 am
Some financial firms may have preyed upon unsophisticated consumers, so their could be a role for the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, but it is pretty hard to make a case that the big banks cooked up the financial calamity to run investment bankers out of business. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 10:00 am
(IPEG)   Denmark Revamp of Danish PTO English language site – invitation for help from users (Class 46)   Europe ECJ gives Copad ruling on exhaustion and luxury goods; interpretation of Article 8(2) leads to new questions: Copad SA v Christian Dior couture SA, Vincent Gladel, as liquidator of Société industrielle lingerie (Class 46) (IPKat) Anti-patent rally; criticism of practice of patenting biological processes - Munich (Intellectual Property… [read post]
6 Apr 2009, 3:26 pm by Dean C. Rowan
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [read post]
12 Mar 2009, 9:14 am by Dean C. Rowan
"—Press release.Bracken Hendricks, Center for American Progress, Wired for Progress: Building a National Clean-Energy Smart Grid (Version 1.0) February 2009)"A truly national clean-energy smart grid must consist of two distinctcomponents: an interstate transmission 'sustainable transmission grid'that will transport clean utility-scale renewable energy long distances tomarket, and a digital 'smart distribution grid' to deliver this electricity efficiently to local… [read post]
26 Feb 2009, 8:42 am
Ben-Shahar discussed why he believes the modern consumer protection movement is largely misguided. [read post]
17 Feb 2009, 11:32 am
 “Looking forward, the Commission will continue to monitor the marketplace closely so that it can take appropriate action to protect consumers. [read post]