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Dastar doesn't bar allegedly false advertising about source of planned development services

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Vining, 2021 WL 4344891, No. Defendants' letter allegedly copied text from LStar Trademark infringement: LStar never specified what its trademarks or service marks were. LStar didn’t plead its own trademark use. LStar Development Gp., 5:20-CV-184-FL (E.D.N.C. Not every word on a label or ad is a mark.

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false advertising & bankruptcy law: $18 million for deceptive campaign in violation of automatic stay

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2021) Plaintiffs/Debtors argued, and the court held in relevant part, that defendants (Charter) breached the automatic stay by a literally false and intentionally misleading advertising campaign to induce the Debtors’ customers to terminate their agreements with the Debtors by telling them that bankruptcy risked impairment of their service.

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competitor's copying of photos doesn't inherently inflict competitive harm

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2021 WL 2270511, No. 3, 2021) The parties compete in the market for custom landscape design services. “[I]n Each webpage that contained one of McCleese’s photos also contained Natorp’s own trademark and copyright symbols at the top and bottom. Along with copyright claims, McCleese asserted Lanham Act false advertising claims.

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District of Delaware Grants Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Plaintiff Damages Expert’s Testimony in False Advertising Action under the Lanham Act

Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

May 7, 2021), the Court granted Natera’s motion to exclude at trial the opinions of CareDx’s damages expert relating to “corrective advertising damages.” CareDx’s Lanham Act claims were based on allegations that Natera falsely represented that Natera’s Prospera kidney transplant test is superior to CareDx’s Allosure Kidney test.

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Two hospitals can both be best, and use purple ads (for now at least)

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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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Judge Stark Grants Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to Defendants’ Affirmative Defenses of Laches, Acquiescence and Statute of Limitations in Trademark Infringement Action

Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

November 5, 2021), the Court granted the motion for partial summary judgment of Plaintiff Emerson Radio Corp. as to the affirmative defenses of laches, acquiescence, and statute of limitations of Defendants as to Defendants’ allegedly infringing use of the EMERSON QUIET KOOL trademark. A copy of the Memorandum Order is attached.

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Coach narrowly alleges grounds for cancellation of similar marks

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2021 WL 1534988, No. The claim for cancellation of the ‘675 Mark was based on fraud in obtaining the trademark registration and misrepresentation of source, whereas their claim for cancellation of the ’549 and ’077 Marks was based on misrepresentation of source alone. Tapestry, Inc. Chunma USA, Inc., 20-CV-0271 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y.