43(B)log

APRIL 15, 2024

3d - , 2024 WL 1083462, No. 12, 2024) GMP is a nonprofit focused on sustainable butchery and meat production practices. GMP owns two federally registered trademarks: the “GOOD MEAT” standard character mark and the “GOOD MEAT BREAKDOWN” design mark. Good Meat Project v. GOOD Meat, Inc., 23-cv-04145-RFL (N.D.

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43(B)log

MARCH 14, 2024

2024 WL 1051951No. 11, 2024) I have a long-running interest in Rule 68 offers of judgment, and this case involves an interaction with false advertising law! Double Diamond Distribution Ltd. Crocs, Inc., 23-cv-01790-PAB-KAS (D. The parties compete in the shoe market. Trade libel claims survived for the same reason.

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43(B)log

MARCH 6, 2024

3d -, 2024 WL 911075, No. 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.” But SouthState did have standing for a false advertising claim. SouthState Bank, N.A.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2024

This is a false advertising lawsuit again the mobile app game Game of Thrones: Conquest. The design elements use “a contrasting font color” making the notice legible on the dark background. April 26, 2024) The post Ninth Circuit Upholds “Sign-in-Wrap”–Keebaugh v. sought to send the case to arbitration.

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43(B)log

MAY 7, 2024

3d -, CV 22-7841 (GRB)(AYS), 2024 WL 1936053 (E.D.N.Y. May 2, 2024) Lots of ice cream jokes/quotes in here, but the basic question is: “should consumers ordering pistachio ice cream at one of [Cold Stone Creamery’s] establishments expect that that product will contain actual pistachios?” Kahala Franchising, L.L.C.,

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 31, 2024

This is because protection of trademarks, which are words, phrases, symbols, and designs that identify the source of goods or services, is separate from protection of copyrights and does not necessarily expire so long as the work is continuously and regularly used as a trademark.

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43(B)log

MARCH 6, 2024

2024 WL 939151, No. 5, 2024) Plaintiffs sued defendant (Craftsman) for deceptive business practice claims under both the New York General Business Law (NYGBL), and the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), as well as asserting warranty and common law claims. Montgomery v. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., 23-735-cv (2d Cir.

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43(B)log

MARCH 21, 2024

LLC, 2024 WL 1160687, No. 18, 2024) Interesting defense-side use of surveys in this consumer protection case. On deceptiveness, Pabst argued that Peacock didn’t designate any expert witnesses or other evidence to show how consumers interpreted the label, while Pabst offered an expert opining on a consumer survey.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2024 WL 457798, No. 6, 2024) Della’s consumer protection claims turn on allegedly false labeling of toothpaste products as “recyclable” when, as alleged, recycling facilities that actually accept the used tubes are basically unavailable. Colgate-Palmolive Co., 23-cv-04086-JCS (N.D. But Colgate hasn’t received such an exemption.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

20, 2024) According to the complaint, San Marzano tomatoes “originate[] from the town of San Marzano sul Sarno, near Naples, Italy.” San Marzano tomatoes “bear a special designation: D.O.P. Denominazione d’Origine Protetta, ‘Protected Designation of Origin’).” designation. designation.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

3d -, 2024 WL 322050, No. 29, 2024) The court certified a class of New York consumers who were assessed multiple fees for making balance inquiries at one of defendant FCTI’s ATMs at 7-Eleven stores. 22-cv-4315 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.

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43(B)log

APRIL 5, 2024

2024 WL 1356220, No. 29, 2024) The court partially grants class certification and rejects motions to exclude experts. Again, this “amounts to a disagreement on survey methodology, rather than suggestions that a survey could not be designed to test materiality in the first place.” PharmaCare U.S., 21cv137-JES (AHG) (S.D.

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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.

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