Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN December 20, 2012

For whatever reason, the world of trademark law is always fascinating to me: what’s protectable and what’s not? Well, for the most ridiculous attempt at a trademark I’ve seen in some time, see Michael Kahn’s post today. Also, for an excellent breakdown on the new COPPA rules, see what global privacy authority Christopher Wolf has to say. On LXBN TV, Kelley Drye’s Wayne D’Angelo offers his thoughts on what Obama’s second term may mean for hydraulic fracturing.

• Fifth Circuit Affirms Use of Domain Name by Blogger – Texas attorney Tom Crane on his San Antonio Employment Law Blog
• The FTC Revised COPPA Rule: Reflections After a Night to Sleep on It – Washington, DC attorney Christopher Wolf of Hogan Lovells on the firm’s blog, Chronicles of Data Protection
• Beyond HIPAA: Other Privacy Laws That Telehealth Companies Need to Be Aware Of – Washington, DC attorney Brandon Ge of EpsteinBeckerGreen on the firm’s blog, PPACA Impact and Opportunties
• Christmas at the Trademark Office: Fellatio or a Rooster Lollipop? – St. Louis-based attorney of The Brickhouse Law Group Michael Kahn on The Anchor Plate.
• Allegations Fly Surrounding the SEC’s Delayed Implementation of Title II of the JOBS Act – New York lawyer Eric Pinero of Hodgson Russ on the firm’s Clean and Green Law Blog
• Court Gives Cold Shoulder to Hot Yoga, Finding Yoga Sequences Not Copyrightable – New York attorney Kimberly Maynard of BakerHostetler on the firm’s blog, Media Law Bytes & Pieces
• Cruise Line Safety Panel – Independent Experts or Paid Cheerleaders? – Miami lawyer Jim Walker of Walker & O’Neill on his blog, Cruise Law News
• When A Whistleblower Investigation Turns Criminal – Washington, DC attorney Mark Biros of Proskauer on the firm’s blog, Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
• UBS’s Massive Libor-Related Settlements: What Do They Signify? – Ohio attorney Kevin LaCroix of RT ProExec in his blog, The D & O Diary
• NLRB Reverses 50-Year-Old Precedent; Issues New Rule Favorable to Unions – Columbus lawyer Nelson Cary of Vorys on the firm’s blog, Vorys on Labor 

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