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Firm News 36 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 | 2 min read | 01.17.25

World IP Review Ranks Crowell & Moring in USA Trademarks Rankings 2024

Chicago – January 17, 2025: World IP Review ranked Crowell & Moring in its USA Trademark Rankings 2024. These rankings are “a comprehensive guide showcasing the leading law firms and lawyers in the field of trademark law in the United States.”

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Firm News | 2 min read | 11.19.24

Crowell Earns National Practice Rankings in Best Law Firms 2025

Crowell & Moring ranked nationally in 21 practice areas in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” In addition, the firm was ranked in 36 metropolitan categories.

Client Alerts 127 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.28.25

Three-Clicks You’re Out? The FTC’s Action against Uber Showcases That Businesses Need To Provide Transparent Cancellation Processes

On April 21, 2025, the FTC filed an enforcement action against Uber alleging that Uber enrolled consumers in Uber One without proper consent, created substantial barriers to cancellation, and misrepresented the financial benefits of the subscription. The claims include violations of the FTC Act—which prohibits unfair and deceptive acts in commerce—and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (“ROSCA”)—which prohibits charging consumers for goods and services sold on the internet through a negative option (i.e., failing to cancel a subscription, unless the seller clearly discloses all material terms of the transaction before obtaining the consumer’s information and obtains the consumer’s expressed informed consent for the charges and provides simple mechanisms for the consumer to stop the recurring charges).

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.21.25

ClassPass’ Petition for Rehearing Will Tell the Future of Sign-In Wrap Agreements on the Internet

On April 14, 2025, ClassPass, a web-based company offering subscription services to third-party fitness classes, petitioned for rehearing en banc of the Ninth Circuit’s Chabolla v. ClassPass decision, which held that ClassPass’ users were not bound by the terms of ClassPass’ “sign-in wrap” agreement. The ruling has significant consequences for online companies using sign-in wrap agreements and for online contract formation and enforcement more generally. A sign-in wrap is a type of online agreement in which the agreement is hyperlinked on the website, but the user is not required to access, review, confirm an understanding, or otherwise affirmatively “assent” to be bound. If the Ninth Circuit does not grant ClassPass’ request and issue a new ruling in Chabolla, this case may signal the death knell for sign-in wraps, resulting in significant disruption, friction, and ultimately lower conversion for online companies who will be forced to redesign their sign-up flows to be click-wrap agreements (online agreements that require the user to affirmatively accept a company’s terms of use by clicking an assent box or button). Short of that, this decision increases business risk given that there are now conflicting opinions both within the Ninth Circuit and between the various Circuits.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.17.25

Will the Supreme Court Address Whether the Ninth Circuit’s Server Test Comports With the Display Right Accorded Copyright Owners?

Will the Supreme Court review the Ninth Circuit’s unique Server Test for online copyright infringement? After the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the Server Test, a photographer and copyright owner has requested certiorari. Petitioner-Plaintiff, Elliot McGucken, is a landscape photographer. Respondent-Defendant, Valnet, Inc., is the owner of a travel website located at “www.thetravel.com.” McGucken sued Valnet for copyright infringement when Valnet embedded on its site a number of links to McGucken’s Instagram posts. The district court, bound by the Ninth Circuit’s en banc decision in Perfect 10, granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss, finding that the Server Test foreclosed McGucken’s direct infringement claim as a matter of law, because Valnet linked to the images and did not store them on its own servers. The Ninth Circuit affirmed in a panel decision. McGucken now requests the Supreme Court to review the validity of the Server Test, which is unique to the Ninth Circuit.

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Press Coverage 48 results

Press Coverage | 04.03.25

Top Intellectual Property Lawyers: Kent Goss

The Daily Journal

Press Coverage | 01.13.25

Will Walmart’s Birkin Gambit Be Worth It In The End?

World IP Review

Press Coverage | 01.03.25

Brussels Court Clarifies Requirements In Samsung Patent Win

Law360

Publications 27 results

Publication | 01.15.25

Consumer Products: Microplastics Are Ubiquitous. So, Increasingly, Are the Class Action Suits They’re Spawning

In August 2024 judge’s decision to dismiss a major class action claim against bottled water makers will likely do little to stem the flow of microplastics litigation in the year ahead, says Meshach Rhoades, managing partner of Crowell & Moring’s Denver office.

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Publication | 01.15.25

Sustainability: 100 Percent Ethical Sourcing? Zero Emissions? Recyclable? Class Action Plaintiffs Beg To Differ

Expect the recent surge in class actions challenging sustainability claims made by consumer goods companies to continue in the year ahead, says Crowell & Moring partner Jason Stiehl, who is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Advertising and Brand Protection groups.

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Publication | 01.15.25

Sustainability:100 percent ethical sourcing? Zero emissions? Recyclable? Class action plaintiffs beg to differ copy

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Events 10 results

Event | 04.23.25, 6:00 PM EDT - 8:00 PM EDT

Event | 03.12.25 - 03.13.25, 8:00 AM CDT - 6:00 PM CDT

World Intellectual Property Review Summit

Crowell was a silver sponsor of The World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) Summit in Chicago March 12 and 13. The conference topic was “Create A Winning IP Strategy: Overcome Market Uncertainty, Harness AI, And Improve Efficiency."

Event | 11.19.24

ChiWIP Litigation Bootcamp

Emily Kappers will present on Complaints / Answers during the Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP) Litigation Bootcamp on Tuesday, November 19. The ChiWIP Litigation Bootcamp features IP litigators from prominent Chicago law firms and industry experts who present on all aspects of the litigation process.

Webinars 12 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 | 06.11.24, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:00 PM EDT

Let’s Talk All Things MoCRA – Is Your Company Prepared?

The FDA will begin to enforce the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA)’s facility and product registration requirements on July 1, 2024. Companies should initiate steps to implement compliant systems now. Is your company prepared?

Webinar | 01.25.23, 9:00 AM EST - 10:00 AM EST

Cases Show Real-World Laws Likely Apply In Metaverse

Endless articles rattle on about the brave new world of the metaverse, as if it’s an unprecedented step for commercial and social life. As lawyers, however, we know that there is precedent for everything. This presentation looks at the legal precedent that will likely inform the development of metaverse law. We will look at virtual-world cases involving both common law and federal law. We’ll also look at the pockets where virtual-world caselaw has yet to be developed and consider what types of precedent will fill those gaps. Finally, we’ll discuss what this all means for practitioners who hope to guide their clients in the metaverse.

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