Thanksgiving is Dead
That’s right. You read it correctly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Thanksgiving is listed as dead. Officially, it is listed as having died three days before Christmas in 1988. On December 22, 1998, the THANKSGIVING trademark officially died after Alterman Foods, Inc. had failed to file a Section 8 affidavit continuing the […]
New FTC Guidelines to Address “Astroturfing”
Ever wonder whether the reviews allegedly posted online by consumers about a product were actually written by independent consumers or by the people on behalf of the company itself? Me too. Apparently, so does the Federal Trade Commission. On October 5, the FTC released its new “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in […]
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Kurt E. Anderson
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