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Firm News 19 results

Firm News | 3 min read | 02.03.25

World Trademark Review Ranks Crowell & Moring in WTR 1000 2025 Guide

Chicago – February 3, 2025: World Trademark Review again recognized Crowell & Moring as a top trademark firm in its 2025 guide. Crowell received the highest ranking—gold—in the Belgium national ranking, and in Illinois for enforcement and litigation, and prosecution and strategy. The firm also achieved “Recommended” status in the International category and silver in the U.S. National category, and earned recognition as a top firm in California.

Firm News | 4 min read | 06.24.24

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2024

Washington – June 24, 2024: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 17th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts.

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Firm News | 2 min read | 02.09.24

World Trademark Review Ranks Crowell & Moring in WTR 1000 2024 Guide

World Trademark Review recognized Crowell & Moring as a top trademark firm, ranking the firm in both the U.S. national rankings and Belgium national rankings in its 2024 guide. In addition to its U.S. national rankings, Crowell received the highest ranking—gold—in Illinois, and also earned regional recognition in California.

Client Alerts 52 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.15.24

Can False Claims of Patent Protection Land You in the False Advertising Dawg(s) House?

The Federal Circuit recently held that a claim that a product is protected by patents when it is not may constitute false advertising. Defendants in this case, Dawgs Inc., accused the makers of Crocs of using the terms “patented,” ‘proprietary,” and “exclusive” in its advertising in a manner that misled consumers about the nature, characteristics, or qualities of its own products and the products of its competitors. Specifically, Dawgs alleged that Crocs made promotional statements that a patent covers its Croslite shoe material, that Croslite has numerous tangible benefits found in all of Crocs’ shoe products and that, because Croslite is “patented,” others’ products lack these same benefits. Crocs, Inc. v. Effervescent, Inc., No. 2022-2160, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 25001 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 3, 2024).

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.20.24

Level Up or Level Out: EU and US Regulators Step Up Enforcement Activity against Video Game Platforms and Their Impacts on Children

On May 14, 2024, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (the “ACM”) revealed that they were fining Epic Games 1,125,000 Euros for violating “professional diligence,” following ACM’s 2023 finding that the developer of Fortnite created an environment that pressured children into make purchases in its video game. In issuing the fine, the Decision declared that “ACM is making it known that unfair treatment of children in the digital world is particularly grave and will be dealt with severely.”

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.19.24

Attorneys General of Both Political Parties Remain Focused On Greenwashing

Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against JBS USA Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings (JBS USA), which together make up the American subsidiary of the world’s largest beef product producer, JBS S.A. The suit alleges that JBS USA engaged in “greenwashing,” misleading consumers about its environmental impact goals. The suit is one amongst many state attorney general lawsuits related to greenwashing or ESG claims, which have spanned across the aisle and been initiated by both Democratic and Republican attorneys general.

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Press Coverage 40 results

Press Coverage | 06.17.25

School's Out: 8 Summer Reading Picks For IP Attorneys

Law360

Press Coverage | 05.01.25

Hair, Makeup, Legal: The Lawyering Behind The Met Gala

Press Coverage | 04.25.25

Prada Acquires Versace; INTA Publishes Greenwashing Report; Rightmove Challenges Right Room – News Digest

World Trademark Review

Publications 38 results

Publication | 01.09.25

A ‘no-duh’ verdict? The Outcome Of Penn State v. Vintage Brand Allows Brand Owners To Chillax A Bit More

The Trademark Lawyer

Publication | 06.14.24

Lessons From Epic's Dutch Fine For Unfair Marketing To Kids

Law360

Publication | 01.10.24

Trademarks: Two Landmark Decisions From 2023 Will Continue to Raise Questions in 2024 and Beyond

Litigation Forecast 2024

A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the reach of U.S. trademark law outside of the country could lead to further litigation by trademark holders looking to push back on those boundaries, says Crowell & Moring partner Preetha Chakrabarti, a member of the firm’s Technology & Intellectual Property Department and the Advertising & Brand Protection Group.

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Events 8 results

Event | 11.07.22 - 11.09.22, 7:00 PM EST - 7:00 PM EST

ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference

Preetha Chakrabarti, partner, will be a co-panelist at the 2022 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference. In her session, "Promoting ESG Performance: Risks and Rewards," she will explore the risks companies face with marketing and advertising ESG claims. As the largest advertising, marketing, and promotion law conference in the U.S., this event brings together top in house counsel from major brands, leading practitioners from America's foremost law firms, and important regulators to discuss key legal and regulatory advertising, marketing, and privacy topics.

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Event | 06.06.19, 4:30 AM EDT - 6:00 AM EDT

Spring Mingle - What's News in Retail 2019

Crowell & Moring looks forward to welcoming you to another installment of our Fashion & Beauty Breakfast Series.

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Event | 03.26.19, 2:30 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT

Women In Intellectual Property

Fordham Law School's Intellectual Property Affinity Group will host this panel highlighting women in intellectual property. Counsel Preetha Chakrabarti will participate as a panelist.

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Webinars 8 results

Webinar | 06.11.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Section 230: Implications for Digital Platforms, Online Businesses and E-Commerce

Section 230 was enacted as part of the United States Communications Decency Act (CDA), providing immunity to interactive computer service providers for third-party content. Known as “the 26 words that created the internet,” this statute is responsible for the development of the modern internet as we know it.

Webinar | 04.12.22, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

Government Contracts M&A Series - Intellectual Property and Contract Data/Patent Rights Issues

Join us for this third webinar in our series aimed at exploring best practices in mergers & acquisitions involving government contractors. In this webinar, we will focus on intellectual property-related issues and risks impacting transactions involving government contractors. Topics will include:

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Webinar | 02.23.22, 5:30 AM CST - 6:30 AM CST

Lawyers in the Metaverse | NAWL Women in Intellectual Property & Tech Law

If you’ve heard about the metaverse, avatars, and NFTs but aren’t sure why they’re relevant to lawyers, you’ll want to join us for this webinar. We’ll discuss potential privacy, data security, and intellectual property issues associated with these emerging technologies and the laws that might apply to them.

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