FTC Announces Proposed Revisions To "Green Guides"
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.06.10
Today the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed revisions to the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, 16 CFR Part 260, commonly referred to as the “Green Guides.” Information about the proposed changes, including the FTC’s press release, the Federal Register Notice, and a summary of the proposed changes, is available on the FTC’s website here.
The period for submitting comments on the proposed rule ends on December 10, 2010. For more information about the revised Green Guides or submitting comments to the FTC about the revisions, please contact the professionals listed below or your regular Crowell & Moring contact.
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A Kansas federal court held that inconsistent enforcement of trade secret rights can defeat a claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA). In Edelman Financial Engines, LLC v. Mariner Wealth Advisors LLC, No. 2:23-cv-02515-HLT (D. Kan. June 5, 2026), the court applied a selective enforcement theory, holding that when a company does not consistently pursue legal remedies against similarly situated former employees, that inconsistency can be affirmative evidence that it failed to protect its trade secrets. While the selective enforcement theory has appeared in academic hypothetical discussions, the decision appears to be one of the clearest judicial applications of a “selective enforcement” theory in a trade secret case.
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