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dissatisfaction w/Amazon's partner program isn't TM infringement/false advertising

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2022 WL 670919, NO. 7, 2022) Melwani owns the Royal Silk trademark for “a wide variety of products.” T]he URL merely shows how the website’s data is organized and/or the search term entered by the consumer, and … this does not violate trademark law.” False designation of origin/false advertising: Lasoff v.

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Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet v. Troia

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

” I’ll focus on the false designation of origin claim regarding Troia’s keyword ads. Troia claimed that he did not use the LoanStreet trademark in commerce. .” Troia , 2022 WL 3544170 (S.D.N.Y. 2022 WL 3647817 (E.D. The post Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet

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influencers aren't advertisers' agents, materiality can be common sense, & more in supplement case

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11, 2022) This is the main liability opinion. Thus, any false advertising claim would lie against Albaum, not [directly] against ChromaDex. What about statements about how a product was “designed”? Elysium said that its proprietary formulation of two ingredients was “designed” to work together synergistically.

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Court Dismisses Trademark Claims Over Internal Search Results–Las Vegas Skydiving v. Groupon

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

2022 WL 594833 (D. 2022 WL 670919 (W.D. March 7, 2022). With respect to the trademark claim, the court says the Ninth Circuit’s Multi-Time Machine v. Amazon case is “directly on point and forecloses Plaintiff’s ability to bring this claim as a matter of law.” Groupon, Inc. BONUS: Melwani v.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

The judgement was passed in October 2022, but was uploaded in September 2023 on the High Court’s website. Further, the judgement also sets aside the 4 factor test in the 2022 Nokia v. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. Controller of Patents and Designs and Raytheon Company v. In Microsoft v.

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Free Speech, Chatting About Friends, Kraken/Crackin’ On AI, & Thinking About Fred & Ginger: Generated Content, Amici Curiae, & A Case About Jack Daniels That Dances Around Trademark Issues And Leaves Some Things To Chew On

LexBlog IP

22-148 , both before and after the petition for certiorari was granted on November 21, 2022. at 997-98, Rogers limited the application of the Lanham Act’s prohibition on false advertising “to apply to artistic works only where the public interest in avoiding consumer confusion outweighs the public interest in free expression.