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Unfair Competition
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Massachusetts Chapter 93A Insights
Massachusetts Court Leaves Chapter 93A Geographic Scope Issue for Further Proceedings
By Abby Druhot, David G. Thomas, Angela C. Bunnell, Diana A. Balluku
In Jerry Services, Inc. v. Insurify, Inc., the District of Massachusetts addressed the geographic scope of Chapter 93A in a dispute involving allegedly unfair and deceptive online advertising.
Blog of Reason
New York City Proposes the POWER Act – A Powerful Unfair and Deceptive Practices Law
By Gabriella E. Bensur, Robert Langer, Jessica Puterman
On October 8, the New York City Council introduced the POWER (“People and Organizations Winning Economic Relief”) Act.[1] The bill would drastically expand consumer and worker rights and give “every…
French Law .Blog
Un concours entre enseignes est-il une pratique commerciale déloyale ?
Le régime des pratiques commerciales déloyales ne s’applique pas à toute opération de promotion économique. La conception et la remise d’un trophée destiné à distinguer des enseignes ne constituent pas…
Consumer Protection Insights
Massachusetts AG Bars Debt Collectors and Secures Approximately $52 Million in Consumer Debt Relief
By Timothy A. Butler, Matthew White, Cody B. Davis
Massachusetts AG secures $52 million in consumer debt relief and permanently bars three affiliated debt collection companies from operating in the state.
HLC - All Publications
Employment law update: Two major decisions for companies (September 2026)
By Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
The Court of Cassation provides two important clarifications for companies: on the one hand, possession of confidential information from a former employer on an employee’s work computer may be sufficient…
Chicago IP Litigation
Lanham Act Cannot be Used to Repackage Patent Claims
Bright Hand LLC v. Shenzhen Aoya Kuajing Dianzi Shangwu Youxiangongsi d/b/a Mylivell, No. 1:25-cv-11700, (N.D. Ill. May 26, 2026) (Coleman, J.). Judge Coleman, in this patent infringement action involving an…
China Law Insight
To Agent商业模式下的知识产权与不正当竞争法律风险初探
By King & Wood
作者：徐静 刘新宇 随着大模型能力从“内容生成”进一步发展到“任务执行”，AI Agent正在成为新一轮技术和商业模式创新的重要方向。与传统AI工具主要根据用户指令生成文本、图片或代码不同，AI Agent通常能够在一定目标下自主进行任务拆解、信息检索、工具调用、跨平台交互和结果反馈。例如，用户只需提出“帮我比较下周去北京的航班并预订合适酒店”“整理某一领域最新判例并生成报告”“点一个符合健康饮食要求的外卖”等任务，Agent即可在后台调用搜索引擎、数据库、日历、邮件、支付、第三方APP等完成一系列操作。 阅读更多
Indiana Intellectual Property Blog
BIOCOTE vs. BIOCOAT…are you confused?
BioCote Limited sues BioBond Adhesives for trademark infringement in N.D. Ind. (4:26-cv-00086) BioCote Limited sued Lafayette adhesives maker BioBond Adhesives, Inc. on August 19, 2026, in the Northern District of…
Indiana Intellectual Property Blog
UINDY vs. IU INDY…are you confused?
Indianapolis University of Indianapolis sued The Trustees of Indiana University on August 11, 2026, in the Southern District of Indiana, Case No. 1:26-cv-01669-JPH-MKK, alleging federal trademark infringement, unfair competition, and…
NH Construction Law
#160: Navigating the Consumer Protection Act
Construction litigation is almost always premised on allegations of breach of contract, but it has now become commonplace also to see claims of “unfair or deceptive acts or practices” under…