Food and beverage companies are continually in need of developing their intellectual property strategies and defending their intellectual property rights.
We work closely with our clients to identify and protect the integrity of their brands to ensure that they distinguish themselves from their competitors. Our food and beverage lawyers also help clients with regulatory matters.
We have handled an array of matters ranging from due diligence to business transactions. Our lawyers also offer a full-range of patent services and obtain patent protection for and manage an establishment of food and beverage patent portfolios in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia to achieve clients’ business objectives.
We are skilled in every aspect of advertising and intellectual property within the food industry, including:
Branding, advertising review, and compliance
False advertising and labeling litigation
Procurement and management
Litigation regarding patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights
Food, Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics (FDA)
Due diligence, acquisition, and licensing
Our lawyers have decades of FDA experience. We effectively address the issues and problems that arise for growers, manufacturers, associations, cooperatives and technology providers. Our lawyers also provide crisis management in recall situations, as well as counsel on ingredient, labeling, and advertising matters. Additionally, we provide regulatory strategies for conventional food, functional food, dietary supplements, and medical food. Further, our lawyers help clients comply with dietary supplement GMPs, provide representation in enforcement proceedings, and provide a comprehensive range of other services for the food sector.
On 30 January 2024, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule (Final Rule) increasing the premium processing fee from US$2,500 to US$2,805, increasing filing fees for I-129 and I-140 employment-based petitions, and imposing a new Asylum Program Fee for each Form I-129 and I-140 filed by employers.
On 3 April 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced the first settlement with a stand-alone registered investment adviser for, among other things, failures to maintain and preserve certain electronic communications.
On 22 December 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the final rule) to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) to modernize the regulation of investment adviser advertising and solicitation practices.
On 7 March 2024, the Illinois Pollution Control Board proposed amendments to its Ground Water Quality regulations, which would set standards for selected per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances compounds at or near their levels of detection and would result in some of the most stringent standards in the country.
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