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comparative advertising isn't confusing

43(B)log

Solar Now Puerto Rico, LLC, 2025 WL 725078, NO. 6, 2025) A frivolous lawsuit against comparative advertising; the court gets the right result at least. Even if the marks were famous, the comparative advertising and parody exclusions applied. [W]hen Windmar PV Energy, Inc. 24-1570 (RAM) (D.P.R.

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Indirect patent infringement before the UPC: limits that manufacturers must observe in advertising and product instructions

JD Supra Law

Mammut Sports Group AG/GmbH (UPC_CFI_16/2024), Dsseldorf Local Division (January 14, 2025) ORD_63219/2024. Ortovox Sportartikel GmbH v. Anyone developing or marketing an innovative product will want to ensure that they do not infringe existing intellectual property rights.

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ambiguity over who was first African-American bourbon distiller in Kentucky dooms false advertising claim

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Fresh Bourbon, LLC, 2025 WL 366626, No. 31, 2025) After dealing with a motion to dismiss , the court now grants summary judgment in this case brought by one African American-owned bourbon seller against another. Victory Global, LLC v. 5:21-62-KKC (E.D. Apparently Master Distiller has no set definition.

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game spat expands beyond false advertising to TM and (c)

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2025 WL 438387, 24cv1646(DLC) (S.D.N.Y. 7, 2025) Previous discussion. Skillz sued its competitor Papaya, alleging false advertising under federal and state law. Here, Skillz allegedly made the challenged claims in video advertisements and on another page of its website, not on the same page. Skillz Platform Inc.

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honey producers have statutory standing to challenge Bayer's claims to direct purchasers that herbicides were safe

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1:21-CV-089-SNLJ, 2025 WL 901264 (E.D. 25, 2025) Coys s a beekeeping and honey-producing operation. The court allows Lanham Act false advertising claims (and others) to proceed. Coys Honey Farm, Inc. Bayer Corp., 1:18-md-02820-SNLJ, No. This allegedly resulted in reduced honey production and loss of bees.

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Why Distance Is Not Quite a Dead Issue in Trademark Litigation

IP Watchdog

In March 2025, the U.S. As we navigate this 21st century moment, when online advertising and commerce have become ubiquitous, one cannot help wonder: are the days in which certain marks only provide protection in local or regional areas behind us?

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Deepfakes and Personality Rights: The Need for codifying Personality Rights.

IP and Legal Filings

2] They contended that the defendants are perpetuating gross misinformation by running fraudulent medicinal drug advertisement campaigns through wrongful use of Artificial Intelligence and are creating deepfakes by distorting images, voice, and other personality traits of Rajat Sharma, also infringing upon the registered trademarks of his company.