Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The LoanStreet court didn’t even go that far with the “educational leaflet service” trick; it simply said that gripers ads that could damage a business’ reputation constitute a use in commerce, even when there’s zero commercial activity. The post Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

The parties used to have an ongoing business relationship in which both companies outsourced clients to each other and engaged in regular communications regarding their business operations. That didn’t amount to a “reasonable expectancy” of future business which was interfered with by Boston Suburban.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

The statements were “commercial advertising meant to sell a product, and generally there ‘can be no constitutional objection to the suppression of commercial messages that do not accurately inform the public.’” Not all marketing of artistic works is noncommercial speech. There was also no copyright preemption.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

2, 2021) Rex sued Zillow and the National Association of Realtors for antitrust and false advertising violations. Surprisingly, the antitrust claims survive, as do false advertising claims agains Zillow. Zillow argued that its conduct was “reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of [its] business.”

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

30, 2022) Pegasystems alleged that defendants, which compete with it in the business process management (BPM) software field, engaged in false advertising and commercial disparagement in an online report that portrayed Pegasystems unfavorably. So Appian got summary judgment on Pegasystems’ claim money damages for lost business.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

The parties compete in the market for audio products and sell competing models of multichannel amplifiers on different platforms, including Amazon. The false statement at issue is OSD’s claim that one of its products, an amplifier, has a signal-to-noise ratio of 115 decibels.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Rebecca Tushnet and I are pleased to announce the sixth edition of our casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials. Chapter 2: What is an Advertisement? Chapter 3: False Advertising Overview. Chapter 9: False Advertising Practice and Remedies. Chapter 10: Other Business Torts.

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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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JULY 23, 2024

Eric Goldman and I are pleased to announce the seventh edition of our casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials. Preface Chapter 1: Overview Chapter 2: What is an Advertisement? Chapter 3: False Advertising Overview Chapter 4: Deception Chapter 5: Which Facts Matter? Price: $12 * Kindle.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

The stamps thus allegedly operate as powerful advertising, allowing Brazilian plywood companies to market their products as conforming to an important American safety standard. Google didn’t attest to anything about the locksmiths; it was like a building that rents space to business owners.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It Works Marketing, Inc. The claims are mostly the kind of trade secret/tortious interference claims you’d expect from this setup, and I won’t say much about them, but there is also a false advertising claim about alleged misrepresentations of distributors’ income with Melaleuca. Melaleuca, Inc., 2021 WL 1650266, No.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Roach, meanwhile, makes frequent use of the phrase “The Unstoppable Entrepreneur” and applied to register the phrase for “Business consultancy; Business marketing consulting services.” Entrepreneur’s desire to bring forth a claim for false advertising against a competitor in a similar market is not unusual behavior.”

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Unsurprisingly, the trademark claims survive a motion to dismiss, but associated false advertising claims don’t. VFB’s marks are visible to the public in many places, including on VFB’s website, in the public records of the USPTO, and in various national media due to VFB’s continuous marketing of its products.”

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Similarly, “ordinary business transactions” can satisfy the substantial assistance element of an aiding and abetting claim “if the [defendant] actually knew those transactions were assisting the [principal] in committing a specific tort. They allegedly “directly run” ad campaigns for their clients, including Beyond Global.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Ultra Bond alleged that Safelite violated the Lanham Act by falsely advertising that windshield cracks longer than six inches could not be safely repaired and instead required replacement of the entire windshield. Safelite is the VGRR market leader: in 2016, it had 35.4% of the market; its closest competitor had just 3%.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. Consumers and advertisers adequately alleged that Facebook has monopoly power in social network/social media (consumers) and social advertising markets.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This allegedly harmed Geomatrix’s business. Lanham Act and state unfair competition law: Although Geomatrix alleged disparagement, it failed to describe what “independent harm” occurred in the market or how defendants’ actions actually “influenc[ed] consumers’ purchasing decisions.”

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MARCH 14, 2023

The result is that FedEx routes are, as a practical matter, intangible commodities traded on a competitive market and subject to price fluctuation based on the actual or perceived value of each individual route. FedEx also points to a report by a business analyst based on data “for 100 ISP businesses.

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JUNE 17, 2022

7, 2022) The court upheld a contempt finding based on an underlying false advertising claim. The underlying permanent injunction barred defendants from suggesting in promotional materials that their probiotic contained the same formulation as one marketed by De Simone. caused ExeGi to lose business.”

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

In re EpiPen (Epinephrine Injection, USP) Marketing, Sales Practices & Antitrust Litig., 17, 2020) A lot of stuff here; I will ignore the non-false advertising related aspects of this mostly antitrust case. Sanofi argued that none of its advertisements or promotional materials made any of these assertions.

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JUNE 17, 2022

InterNACHI argued that ASHI’s tagline constituted Lanham Act false advertising because it portrays ASHI’s entire membership as being educated, tested, verified, and certified, even though its membership includes so-called “novice” inspectors who have yet to complete training or become certified.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

3, 2024) Advance sued YourBio, which competes in the market for at-home medical device testing patients’ level of anti-Mullerian hormone, for false advertising, tortious interference, defamation/disparagement, unjust enrichment, and unfair trade practices under Massachusetts statutory law. YourBio Health, Inc., 24-10595-WGY (D.

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JULY 24, 2023

The first pegfilgrastim biosimilar hit the market in November 2018, and would ultimately be followed by five others, including Sandoz’s Ziextenzo in November 2019. These ads were based on an obseivational study Amgen conducted itself, in an effort to remain competitive with the emerging biosimilar market. Sandoz Inc.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

Shingle Savers counterclaimed, alleging, among other things, false advertising under the Lanham Act and violation of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Moreover, the alleged misrepresentations concerned the nature of Roof Maxx’s own roofing Product and were presented in official marketing material and conversations.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Safelite counterclaimed for various business torts/CFAA violations. Safelite’s business focuses on “sale and installation of replacement windshields.” They also argued that Safelite’s ads denigrated their products/services, given that “Plaintiffs’ business is premised on long-crack repair. can be safe and is viable.”

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IP Law 360

MARCH 21, 2024

A swimming pool equipment manufacturer is looking to permanently ban a competitor from using deceptive marketing techniques on Amazon after a federal jury in North Carolina slapped the rival company with a nearly $15 million verdict for false advertising and unfair business practices.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Plaintiffs allegedly saw the representations on the “product labels and otherwise” on Amazon’s site and believed “that the [p]roducts harbored therapeutic value, and/or they and the marketing claims were reviewed and approved by the FDA.” Plaintiffs sufficiently alleged Amazon’s “unbridled control” over the “unlawful practices.”

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JANUARY 3, 2024

I’m only going to discuss the false association/false advertising bits; as to the latter, state law provides more protection than federal because of the “commercial advertising or promotion” requirement for Lanham Act false advertising. The false association/coordinate state law claims survived.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

2, 2023) A smoothly written opinion: As the complaint tells it, Paul Mitchell has long marketed its business and its products as “cruelty-free.” Although not all the purchased products appeared in the Chinese import registry, “in its marketing, Paul Mitchell doesn’t just advertise that it sells ‘cruelty-free’ goods.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

Following the Restatement of Conflicts, courts consider: “the place where the injury occurred; the place where the conduct causing the injury occurred; the domicile, residence, nationality, place of incorporation and place of business of the parties; and the place where the relationship, if any, between the parties is centered.”

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

But how much control do brands like Chanel have over merchants who resell name-brand items in the secondary market? The answer, according to a federal jury in the Southern District of New York, is “Quite a bit.”

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Both sides now claim the other is liable for false advertising, among other claims.” Defendants also allegedly infringed RCI’s trademarks by using photographs of Roberto Coin jewelry and RCI’s logo in Kings Stone’s advertising after RCI terminated the relationship. Instagram ultimately removed the posts.

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APRIL 15, 2024

It provides farmers, ranchers, and butchers with marketing education and technical assistance; incubates “Meat Collectives” across the country; and educates consumers about responsible meat production and consumption practices. GOOD Meat, Inc., 3d - , 2024 WL 1083462, No. 23-cv-04145-RFL (N.D. A notice of allowance issued in 2022.

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JULY 25, 2024

Portkey sued for unfair competition/reverse passing off, false advertising, and trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, as well as related state-law claims. Here, the marks in question were used at the top of Venkateswaran’s public profiles, directly proximate to his current business ventures. 23-CV-5074 (JPO) (S.D.N.Y.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liab. SoClean is a dominant player in the market for medical devices that sanitize continuous positive airway pressure machines (CPAPs), which treat sleep apnea and respiratory conditions. And, they continued, SoClean was illegally marketing its devices. In re SoClean, Inc., 22-542 (W.D.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

One of TAMB’s subsidiaries employed defendant Roup for six years as a trainer and Roup signed an NDA covering “nonpublic business and operation information, training materials and manuals, and transcribed methods. including those comprising the TA Method’s proprietary choreography movements.” [Not

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MARCH 6, 2024

1, 2024) NYU Langone sued Northwell for trade dress infringement, unfair competition and false designation of origin, and false advertising under the Lanham Act, as well as related claims under the New York GBL and New York common law. The court dismissed the complaint—the false advertising claims with prejudice.

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