Lawrence Weinstein

January 31, 2012 | Inside Counsel

This is an oft-discussed topic, yet several times a year those of us who practice in the field of intellectual property hear from clients that hired someone to create content, did not have the proper documentation in place and then discovered that the company did not own the rights to...

By Lawrence Weinstein, Jenifer deWolf Paine

11 minute read

January 17, 2012 | Inside Counsel

The trends reflected by these cases are worthwhile for in-house counsel to keep in mind as they review their own advertising for 2012

By Lawrence Weinstein

9 minute read

December 20, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Four years ago, I spoke at a national advertising law conference on the sharp rise in consumer class action false advertising lawsuits. These lawsuits, once principally confined to California and a few other states, had by 2007 become the next big thing among the plaintiffs class action bar.

By Lawrence Weinstein

5 minute read