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even after default, court may constrain recovery in competitive market

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C 20-07414 WHA, 2024 WL 4351861 (N.D. 30, 2024) I don’t usually blog default judgments, but this one was interesting. Plaintiff was required to plead false advertising with specificity, then prove it.” This is a false advertising case, not a counterfeiting case. KHN Solutions LLC v.

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Timeshare company's own "exit" program for "qualified" owners isn't misleading even if broadly unavailable

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2024 WL 4581512, No. 28, 2024) A rare timeshare exit company lawsuit against a timeshare developer, alleging false advertising and related claims. WFG responded to this development with a confidentiality clause in its contracts requiring its customers not to reveal they are working with an exit company.

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Catching Up on Two Keyword Ad Cases

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2024 WL 3914512 (C.D. July 31, 2024) The trademark owner Alsa sells chrome paint. Rock Top Holdings, LLC , 2024 WL 3599064 (D. Utah July 31, 2024) The parties compete to sell countertops. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Alsa Refinish LLC v. Walmart Inc.

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TIL: “Texas Tamale” Is an Enforceable Trademark–Texas Tamale v. CPUSA2

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CPUSA2, LLC , 2024 WL 2836241 (S.D. June 4, 2024) BONUS: RVC Floor Decor, Ltd. 2024 WL 2847139 (E.D.N.Y. June 5, 2024). Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular * Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet

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Second Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword Advertising–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker

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2024 WL 4439136 (2d Cir. 8, 2024) More Posts About Keyword Advertising * Catching Up on Two Keyword Ad Cases * Competitor Isn’t Responsible for Google Knowledge Panel’s Contents–International Star Registry v. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. LoanStreet v.

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

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Apart from the Madras High Court, the Calcutta High Court has recently published the Draft IPD Rules for public comments by January 5, 2024. Orders on Confidential Information This year many orders protecting the confidential information of the parties were passed by the Indian courts. d) Other IP Developments 1.

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Ninth Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword Ads–Lerner & Rowe v. Brown Engstrand

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Unfortunately, some regressive state bars have taken the position that the ethics rules categorically ban lawyers’ competitive keyword advertising, even if there’s no evidence of any IP violation or any consumer deception or harm. Brown, Engstrand & Shely, LLC , 2024 WL 4537915 (9th Cir. 2024 WL 4539114 (W.D.N.C.