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Richard J. Leighton; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2012, previously published on May 22, 2012 Pom Wonderful won some, but lost more in a massive initial decision by the Federal Trade Commission's Chief Administrative Law Judge, released today.
| | FDCA and FDA REGS Preempt Lanham Act; Cal. Ad Law Clarified
Richard J. Leighton; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 21, 2012, previously published on May 18, 2012 The Ninth Circuit today issued its long-awaited opinion in Pom Wonderful LLC v. The Coca Cola Co.*
| | New Biocidal Products Regulation Expands the Role of the ECHA Board of Appeals
Mark Boelens, Herbert Estreicher, Marcus Navin-Jones; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 Article 37 of the Biocidal Products Regulation (PE-CONS 3/12), adopted by the Council of the European Union on 10 May 2012, grants jurisdiction to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Board of Appeals over appeals against ECHA decisions taken pursuant to Articles 7(2), 13(3), 26(2),43(2), 45(3),...
| | National Academies' Institute of Medicine Releases Report on Obesity Prevention
Melvin S. Drozen, Richard F. Mann, Daniel C. Rubenstein; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 On May 8, 2012, the National Academies' Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report, titled Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation, in response to the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States. The comprehensive report, spanning the contributors and...
| | Opportunity to Ease Export Restrictions on Propellants and Related Items
Corey L. Norton; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 The U.S. State and Commerce Departments have issued proposed rules that would ease the export restrictions on certain chemicals used to make propellants and explosives. While some companies would benefit from the new proposals, many more companies, such as those that make or use chemicals noted...
| | Low Risk Biocides Get a New Lease on Life Under the Biocidal Products Regulation
Mark Boelens, Herbert Estreicher, Marcus Navin-Jones; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 One of the significant failings of the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) (98/8/EC) was the removal from the market of many commodity chemicals that are considered low risk biocides because of the cost associated with securing product approvals. The BPD attempted to make special provision for such...
| | FDA Issues Two Draft Guidances on Nanotechnology
Deborah C. Attwood, Melvin S. Drozen, Laura C. Foley; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 4, 2012, previously published on May 3, 2012 On April 20, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two draft guidance documents primarily focused on the use of nanotechnology by the food and cosmetics industries. The two guidance documents are "Guidance for Industry: Assessing the Effects of Significant Manufacturing Process...
| | REACH Enforcement Forum Clarifies Late Pre-registration Under REACH
Herbert Estreicher; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2012, previously published on May 2, 2012 The REACH Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Forum) coordinates a network of Member State authorities responsible for enforcement, and has the tasks to among other things:
| | Class Action Targets Facebook for In-App Purchases by Kids, May Fuel Interest in Mobile App Regulation
Tracy P. Marshall, Sheila A. Millar, Crystal N. Skelton; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 23, 2012, previously published on April 19, 2012 A class action lawsuit has been filed against Facebook alleging that the company improperly made money off in-app "credits" that were purchased by minors. In Bohannon, et al. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 12-cv-01894 (N.D. Cal., March 8, 2012), the Plaintiff alleges that she gave her son...
| | New Export Restrictions for Emerging Technologies
Corey L. Norton; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2012, previously published on April 13, 2012 The U.S. Commerce Department has published new rules that will require exporters of emerging technologies to obtain a government license before proceeding with their exports. Under the Commerce Department's Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") a wide variety of items on a control...
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