Earlier today, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for nearly six years, announced, and the FDA confirmed, that she would be stepping down from her position at the agency in March. During her tenure
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U.S. Trademark Filing Fees Just Got More Affordable
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced some very good news for trademark applicants. Filing fees will be reduced by $50 per class effective January 17, 2015. Read my full post about this on our sister blog, Alcoholic Beverages
POM Wonderful’s Belated Christmas Gift
Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed POM Wonderful a belated Christmas gift, and an unusual one at that. It reversed the denial of a preliminary injunction in a case it had brought against PUR Beverages, a d/b/a of
No, You Can’t Pierce the Corporate Veil that Easily
With all the attention lately to the First Amendment rights of corporations, whether under the free speech or freedom of religion parts of that part of the Bill of Rights, we sometimes lose focus on the most basic benefit of
Why We Do the Things We Do: A Thanksgiving Reminder
Every year at this time, I try to think of things to write about that are a little different from the plethora of lawsuits that seem to arise like mushrooms whenever anyone makes a claim about food.
This year, I’ve
The U.S. Loses Its COOL. Again.
As you have probably read, the United States lost another round in its fight with Canada and Mexico in front of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) over country of origin labeling (“COOL”) rules relating to beef and pork. Unless an
This Email Isn’t Worth the Paper It Isn’t Written On
You know the old expression, variously attributed to Samuel Goldwyn and others, “ a verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.” In fact, of course, unless the statute of frauds applies, an oral contract is as good
Food Liability Law Blog Launches New Responsive Design and Enhanced Reader Features
Dear Food Liability Law blog readers. Originally conceived by our former colleague Ken Odza – now food safety counsel at Kellogg’s – and Rick Goldfarb, Food Liability Law blog has been bringing you news on major food liability law developments
Seed Libraries Don’t Breed Agri-Terrorism and Other Reasons We Are Not a Breaking News Blog
In July, there was a story going round about how the Seed Library at the Joseph T. Simpson Public Library in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania was being shut down for fears of “agri-terrorism.” Indeed, according to one story, this was
Supreme Court Creates New Food Labeling Battleground, plus GMO Labeling Primer
My colleague Anne Glazer recently co-authored an article with Connie Kirby of Northwest Food Processors Association titled “Summary of Regulatory Intersection between the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration over the Labeling and Advertising of Food