43(B)log

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.

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Reporting 59

43(B)log

MARCH 21, 2022

Bimbo sells Grandma Sycamore’s Home-Maid Bread; it sued defendants, who include the baker who developed the Grandma Sycamore’s recipe, for trade secret misappropriation, trade dress infringement, and false advertising when it sold a comparable bread product, Grandma Emilie’s, with the tagline “Fresh.

False Advertising 72

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Designs 72

43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Further, Tofurky argued that it couldn’t “accurately and effectively describe its products without comparison to the conventional meat products with flavor profiles Tofurky’s products are designed to invoke.” It was also entitled to a permanent injunction against application of parts of the law that copied the FDCA to its existing labels.

Law 56

Law False Advertising Designs Design 56

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court noted that the Patents Act is specifically designed to deal with matters concerning allegations of unreasonable conditions in licence agreements, abuse of one’s status as a patentee, the necessary inquiry into these allegations, and eventually the relief that can be granted. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

A: definitely could be a factor. Christine Haight Farley: connecting to Katyal’s paper: “Indian man” design code. There is a design code for marijuana leaves; you just can’t get a cannabis ID. Christine Haight Farley, Design Authenticity Book project, still shaping up. PTO did a lot of work on the patent side.

Designs 59

Designs Design Law Design Patent 59

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Copying may be directly costless to the knowledge creator, but knowledge transfer is not, and who is initiating may affect what’s going on here: knowledge transfer encodes voluntariness which fits with Cicero but not with a lot of the copying to which people object today. I don’t think that’s true either. 3) Functionality.

False Advertising 45

False Advertising Trademark Advertising Advertising 45

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Businesses harm consumers only in a few ways—false advertising, monopoly prices, defective products. Role definitions can render certain interpretations “irrational.” Essential facilities is designed to deal w/a specific kind of bottleneck—telecom, bridge, road—a channel that’s needed. We like copying!

Law 119

Law Branding Brands Branding 119