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Inter American Convention allows claims that Lanham Act makes dubious after Abitron; but what about Article III?

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But Industria does not advertise or sell its Zenú or Ranchera products in the United States and there are no market surveys specific to the United States for Zenú or Ranchera. Advertisements made for Latinfood Zenú products used the phrase “una deliciosa tradición,” which translates to “a delicious tradition.”

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Real Real Not So “Real” Chanel, Inc. The luxury fashion And clothing brand

IP and Legal Filings

. (“Chanel”), is an iconic fashion company based in New York known for its luxury fashion products and owns rights to several Chanel and CC monograms trademarks associated with the brand design. 1114(1)(a), false endorsement and unfair competition under 15 U.S.C. 1114(1)(a) on a direct infringement theory ( Chanel, Inc.

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RealReal Not So “Real”

IP and Legal Filings

. (“Chanel”), is an iconic fashion company based in New York known for its luxury fashion products and owns rights to several Chanel and CC monograms trademarks associated with the brand design. 1114(1)(a), false endorsement and unfair competition under 15 U.S.C. 1114(1)(a) on a direct infringement theory ( Chanel, Inc.

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Overreaching and delay lead to defeat of TM owner's claims

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were valid and infringed, but the latter wasn’t counterfeited; SMRI’s dilution victory was vacated, but not its victories on deceptive trade practices, ACPA, false advertising, and unfair competition. SMRI ultimately sent one C&D in August 2006, and filed suit in June 2011. Here the court considers acquiescence and laches.

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"The usual California claims"

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They are: the Unfair Competition Law (UCL); the False Advertising Law (FAL); and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA). While they often cover the same conduct in false advertising cases and are cumulative of each other, they have differences. See, e.g., In re Coca-Cola Products Marketing & Sales Practices Litig.

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Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Netscape and 2011 Network Automation cases modified it. Marketing channels. Or, at the most, confuse Defendant’s app with Plaintiffs’ This situation is different from the websites in Network Automation and Playboy, which were clearly distinguished with ad designations. ” (How about this: let’s not).

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Cal. retains over $300 million in civil penalties against J&J on appeal

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The trial court found Ethicon committed 153,351 violations of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and 121,844 violations of the False Advertising Law (FAL) and imposed a $1,250 civil penalty for each violation. So too with its marketing communications to doctors and patients.