43(B)log

APRIL 25, 2022

The plaintiffs alleged that the stamps themselves were “a powerful form of advertising because they allow the Brazilian plywood companies to market their products as conforming to an important American safety standard.” pictures of not-good plywood from case Plaintiffs alleged both direct and contributory false advertising.

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43(B)log

JUNE 17, 2022

7, 2022) The court upheld a contempt finding based on an underlying false advertising claim. Alfasigma broke the link to the letter when ExeGi informed it of that fact. The injunction didn’t define the term, but since it was based on a Lanham Act violation, “commercial advertising or promotion” was the proper guidepost.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

UpCodes, Inc., 2021 WL 1236106, Nos. 6261 (VM) & 20 Civ. 4316 (VM) (S.D.N.Y. Although in the copyright decision, the court made reference to “rather surprising oversights,” UpCodes corrected issues when notified by ICC.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

PureThink is a software and information technology consulting company that specializes in supporting agencies within the U.S. Summary judgment granted on state and federal false advertising claims. False designation of origin: Yep. Eventually, they released Neo4j EE version 3.5 under a commercial license only.

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43(B)log

MAY 13, 2024

The Roundtable is designed to be a forum for the discussion of current trademark, false advertising, and right of publicity scholarship, covering a range of methodologies, topics, and perspectives. The Roundtable will cover the travel and lodging expenses for invited authors.

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43(B)log

MARCH 21, 2024

The Roundtable is designed to be a forum for the discussion of current trademark, false advertising, and right of publicity scholarship, covering a range of methodologies, topics, and perspectives. The Roundtable will cover the travel and lodging expenses for invited authors.

False Advertising 62

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43(B)log

MARCH 20, 2023

15, 2023) When is informational material related to a for-profit company’s business commercial speech? Crawlspace Ninja “sells and distributes a variety of products designed to waterproof crawl spaces and remediate mold,” including Anabec x70, “a moisture barrier product designed for application to unfinished building surfaces.”

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Marketing 58

43(B)log

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It alleged that the Philips defendants, who make such devices, engaged in false advertising about one of SoClean’s devices in order to deflect blame for the Philips devices’ design defects. Commercial advertising or promotion: A separate problem. Recall notice: Eli Lilly & Co. Roussel Corp., 2d 460 (D.N.J.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2021

Advertising can take many forms, including statements about a company’s products on websites and social media platforms. In this 60-minute webinar, designed exclusively for in-house counsel, you will learn how you can protect your company against legal challenges based on its advertising practices.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Was this commercial advertising or promotion? The court first held that the challenged statement on its own wasn’t pure commercial speech because it “merely purports to convey information about NR and NR supplements” and didn’t refer to ChromaDex or its product; the link was not to a site that itself allowed purchases.

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43(B)log

APRIL 29, 2024

False advertising: Meishe pointed to statements defendants made in their copyright notice at tiktok.com, in the ByteDance Code of Conduct, in TikTok’s Intellectual Property Policy, and in TikTok’s terms of service. 2015) “in this circuit, a reverse passing off claim requires the alteration of a product and a subsequent sale.”

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False Advertising Intellectual Property Copyright Notice Advertising 57

43(B)log

AUGUST 25, 2021

Plaintiff alleges that subscribers “universally understand[ ] that a product designated ‘O’ is an [over-the-counter (“OTC”) ] drug, available over-the-counter and without physician supervision.” Although Alfasigma’s products were historically designated as F, First Databank reclassified them as O. NutriSearch Corp., 3d 1107 (9th Cir.

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Designs 70

43(B)log

JUNE 11, 2024

Malwarebytes argued that its characterizations of Enigma’s products as “malicious” and a “threat” didn’t occur in commercial advertising or promotion but rather as part of the operation of its products. Were the statements in an advertisement? This was plausibly an advertisement for purportedly superior products.

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43(B)log

MARCH 6, 2024

1, 2024) “Qoins is a financial technology company that collects funds from its customers and disburses payments to designated creditors in order to help its customers pay off their debts.” Customers inform Qoins of their outstanding debts that they wish to pay and transfer money to Qoins “on a regular basis to satisfy such debts over time.”

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43(B)log

MAY 8, 2023

The Roundtable is designed to be a forum for the discussion of current trademark and right of publicity scholarship, covering a range of methodologies, topics, and perspectives. We invite submissions from academics working on any aspect of trademark, false advertising, marketing, right of publicity, or related areas of the law.

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Trademark False Advertising Advertising Advertising 70

43(B)log

MARCH 22, 2023

The Roundtable is designed to be a forum for the discussion of current trademark and right of publicity scholarship, covering a range of methodologies, topics, and perspectives. We invite submissions from academics working on any aspect of trademark, false advertising, marketing, right of publicity, or related areas of the law.

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Trademark False Advertising Advertising Advertising 76

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

“After Mr. Ynfante divulged his account information to the scam helpline, the scammers made purchases on behalf of Mr. Ynfante and gained access to sensitive personal information such as his home address and Social Security number.” ” The ad came from a third-party. .”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2024

Rather than engaging this contract law issue directly, the court rules for YouTube on Section 230 grounds: Lady Freethinker’s claims ultimately seek to treat Google as the publisher or speaker of content provided by another information content provider. Case citation : Freethinker v. Google LLC , 2024 WL 2809371 (Cal.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Defendants allegedly informed clients and prospective clients; residents, owners, and renters at the Four Ambassador building; and Four Ambassadors’ agents, employees, and vendors that De Cortes was stealing their clients and violating restrictive covenants. claims, the Lanham Act claim did.

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Advertising Advertising Confidentiality Business 57

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As employees of MaddenCo, both Reed and Darby executed a Confidentiality Agreement wherein they agreed to not disclose any confidential information or material of MaddenCo or its subsidiaries. Per Plaintiff’s website, MaddenCo is a privately held family business and has been for over 40 years.

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False Advertising Confidentiality Copyright Infringement Contracts 52

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Gonzalez testified that an employee of Town Puppies told her that Charlie was a rescue, and the information displayed on Charlie’s cage (known as a “cage card”) stated that he was from “Pet Connect Rescue.” Lanham Act false advertising: Gonzalez lacked statutory standing. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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43(B)log

APRIL 25, 2023

21, 2023) In two opinions on the same day, the court dealt with various IP/false advertising claims brought by one litter box seller against another. Smarty Pear allegedly used confidential information to inject the market with a new—and virtually identical—automated litter box: the Leo’s Loo. Automated Pet Care Prods.,

False Advertising 57

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Social Media 57

43(B)log

MARCH 27, 2023

24, 2023) Courts in particular kinds of false advertising cases say that scientific claims are not falsifiable, even as the majority of workaday false advertising claims involving scientific fact are (correctly) treated as falsifiable. American Soc’y of Anesthesiologists, Inc., 4th -, 2023 WL 2621131, No. 22-1411 (3d Cir.

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

2, 2022) Before the jury verdict in favor of Monster’s false advertising claim was this opinion resolving evidentiary issues. They weren’t directly asked about the phrase “Super Creatine,” whether participants had prior experiences with or opinions of Bang, or whether they had seen Vital’s advertising in the market.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Dark patterns can take away users’ right to full information about their services and control over their browsing experience, affecting their overall experience. False advertising and misleading representations: Dark patterns often involve misleading representations about products, services, or offers.

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Intellectual Property False Advertising Designs Design 52

43(B)log

MAY 7, 2024

Perhaps, after all, some respondents expected to find “chunks of red and green mint candy,” the advertised feature of Hershey’s Premium Peppermint Stick ice cream …. Thus, the false advertising consumer protection claim was plausible as to pistachio, not as to the other flavors.

False Advertising 57

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Branding 57

43(B)log

AUGUST 25, 2022

22, 2022) The court here allows an antitrust claim to proceed based in part on allegedly false/misleading statements because they form part of the alleged anticompetitive product-hopping scheme and because the unique characteristics of the drug market make market-based responses to false advertising difficult.

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False Advertising Advertising Advertising Marketing 57

43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

Natera’s advertising touted “fewer false positives and fewer false negatives” and offered patients the ability to “[d]iscover more about your baby’s health.” Natera’s brochure for consumers didn’t include any information about PPV rates, and the website listed only the PPV for Down syndrome.

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Advertising Advertising False Advertising Law 52

43(B)log

JULY 1, 2022

Lanham Act false advertising: Failing to delete email and voicemail accounts is not “commercial advertising or promotion.” Omissions and inactions of this sort do not constitute either ordinary advertising or “a systematic communicative endeavor to persuade possible customers to buy the seller’s product.”

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Advertising Advertising False Advertising Public Use 57

43(B)log

JULY 6, 2022

BD alleged that Medline made false and misleading statements that BD had to change its original design as a result of the patent litigation, that the original was found to infringe one or more of Medline’s patents, that the original was discontinued, and that the reverted design would negatively impact BD’s ability to supply sufficient inventory.

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43(B)log

JUNE 3, 2024

2024) The court of appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of KIND on Bustamante’s false advertising consumer protection class action claims based on KIND’s “All Natural” labeling. Bustamante v. KIND, LLC, 100 F.4th 4th 419 (2d Cir. Without the expert evidence, summary judgment for KIND was appropriate.

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False Advertising Branding Brands Branding 62

43(B)log

APRIL 27, 2022

PG&E asked Eco to design a “cutout cover” to prevent animals from coming into contact with “cutouts,” a type of electrical device that rests atop utility poles. The resulting ECC-3, which is designed for cutouts made out of porcelain, is Eco’s most successful product and is also sold to other utility companies.

False Advertising 57

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Reporting 57

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The plaintiffs claim it was a spoof app designed to steal cryptocurrency worth $5k in Diep’s case and $500k in Nagao’s case (ouch). False Advertising. This lawsuit relates to the “Toast Plus” app that was available in Apple’s app store. ” Section 230. eBay case from 2008.

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False Advertising Privacy Publishing Advertising 113

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 23, 2022

According to the complaint, Gema is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of electrostatic powder coating control units, and powder feed systems. The Design Patents are for a variety of powder guns and spray equipment. Gema sells a variety of powder guns and spray equipment in this district and throughout the United States.

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Trademark False Advertising Patent Registration 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It claims to focus on “counterfeits” that could harm consumer “health and safety,” but those are both lies designed to make the bill seem narrower and more balanced than it actually is. However, this bill is itself a giant counterfeit. ” I mean, pretty much every physical product meets this definition, right?

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Trademark False Advertising Advertising Advertising 138

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 14, 2022

. (“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. The information was brought to the notice of RealReal by Chanel in 2018, who asked for substantial additional information in response.

Branding 52

Branding Brands Branding False Advertising 52

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 14, 2022

. (“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. The information was brought to the notice of RealReal by Chanel in 2018, who asked for substantial additional information in response.

False Advertising 52

False Advertising Branding Brands Branding 52