competition

Conference and competition reminder

January 08, 2009 06:42

There are now just three weeks to the Thirteenth Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference. Organised by CLT and endorsed by the IPKat (team blogger Jeremy is by longstanding tradition in the chair), this event is held in Central London on Thursday 29 January and is packed full of excitement.This ...

Choice? Competition? Your brain may just give up

Stephanie West Allen
January 08, 2009 01:08

If your brain is confronted with too many choices or too much competition, it may get overwhelmed and intimidated. In another good post, Jonah Lehrer summarizes some of the supporting research and some measures to get around these effects on the brain. Worth a click to read.If your brain is...

mhedayat

January 07, 2009 13:04

As I wrote in this piece the Q&A forum is a time-honored form of online marketing.  Take Avvo for instance. I recently came accross this post criticizing its “Avvo Answers” feature, as well as this equally persuasive response.  All this got me thinking: should we give free legal advi...

When Is Labeling Misleading and Actionable Under State Law? Is There Any Clearly Understood Standard?

Kenneth Odza
January 06, 2009 16:30

A recent Ninth Circuit case again raises serious questions as to whether there are any clearly defined legal standards as to when a food label is misleading and when it’s not. Manufacturers who are in compliance with federal standards for labeling may still be liable under state law. In...

Wireless Economies of Scale at the Price of Diminished Competition

Rob Frieden
January 01, 2009 20:18

In 2001 the FCC eliminated a cap on the amount of bandwidth a single wireless carrier could control. With nothing coming close to quantifiable or empirical evidence, the Commission simply bought the assertion of incumbent carriers that the public interest would benefit when incumbent carriers can...