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SEC Retreats from ‘Regulation By Enforcement’ Approach

John Carney & Nikita Mistry

During his speeches and testimonies before the Senate, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has retreated from the expansive “regulation by enforcement” approach of former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and clarified that “policymaking will be done through notice and comment rulemaking.”

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When the Bunny Fights the Copper Top: How Iconic Battery Brands Try to Manufacture Difference In a Commodity Category Image

When the Bunny Fights the Copper Top: How Iconic Battery Brands Try to Manufacture Difference In a Commodity Category

Allen Adamson

When Duracell filed suit against Energizer alleging that Energizer falsely claimed its “Energizer MAX lasts 10% longer than Duracell Power Boost,” the case seemed like just another round in the long-running rivalry between the Copper Top and the Energizer Bunny. But the lawsuit demonstrates that even the strongest brands in parity categories struggle to remain meaningfully different when the underlying technology is essentially the same.

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The Bunny v. the Copper Top: What A Battery Brand Battle Can Teach Us About Differentiating Law Firms Image

The Bunny v. the Copper Top: What A Battery Brand Battle Can Teach Us About Differentiating Law Firms

Allen Adamson

When you compete on claims no one can verify, you risk losing the only thing that matters: the belief that your brand is worth the premium.

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Landlord and Tenant Law

New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Second Circuit Affirms Federal Abstention from Action Contesting Validity of Ban On Income-Source Discrimination

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NJDEP Revises Rule On Reporting Hazardous Substance Discharge to Require Property Owner Notification Image

NJDEP Revises Rule On Reporting Hazardous Substance Discharge to Require Property Owner Notification

Debra Rosen & Daniel Farino & Charles Dennen

Under the re-proposed rule, any person who discovers a discharge of a hazardous substance during all appropriate inquiry must notify the record owner of the property where the discharge is discovered. This requirement to inform the record owner of the property applies to any person conducting all appropriate inquiry. Once the record owner is informed of the presence of the discharge, the owner has a legal obligation under the Spill Act to report the discharge to NJDEP and to initiate remediation of the contamination.

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Ninth Circuit Judges Ruminate on Viability of “Total Concept and Feel Test” In Copyright Infringement Case Over Miles Davis Tattoo Image

Ninth Circuit Judges Ruminate on Viability of “Total Concept and Feel Test” In Copyright Infringement Case Over Miles Davis Tattoo

Catherine Nyarady & Crystal Parker

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently acknowledged criticisms of the “total concept and feel” test for substantial similarity in copyright infringement. This judicial recognition of mounting criticism of the influential test appears to invite a challenge to overrule it in favor of a new test.

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Relocation and Other NYC Charges Can Take Priority Over Liens Image

Relocation and Other NYC Charges Can Take Priority Over Liens

Jeffrey B. Steiner & Scott A. Weinberg & Joel C. Haims

New York City laws and regulations relating to buildings provide for many different fees and charges payable to the city which can become liens on the property. While most of these liens will be subordinate to prior recorded mortgages and thus extinguished in a mortgage foreclosure, that is not universally the case,

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Get Your Foot in the Door Via Professional Organizations

Bryce Sanders

Many, but not all, professional associations have a class of membership for people and businesses not holding a license to practice in the field yet do provide services frequently used by members of the profession.

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FTC’s Withdrawal of Non-Compete Rule Doesn’t Mean the End of Regulating Employment Restrictions Image

FTC’s Withdrawal of Non-Compete Rule Doesn’t Mean the End of Regulating Employment Restrictions

Karen Hoffman Lent & Kenneth Schwartz

The FTC’s decision to abandon the Rule does not mean non-compete agreements will escape scrutiny under the Trump Administration. The agency has indicated a willingness to look for broad industry-wide issues in non-compete agreements.

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Ninth Circuit Indicates Willingness to Change Substantial Similarity Test for Copyright Infringement Image

Ninth Circuit Indicates Willingness to Change Substantial Similarity Test for Copyright Infringement

Catherine Nyarady & Crystal Parker

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently acknowledged criticisms of the “total concept and feel” test for substantial similarity in copyright infringement.

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