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

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3, 2021) The parties compete in the market for custom landscape design services. “[I]n I]n February 2010, Natorp’s began using approximately 24 of McCleese’s photos on its commercial website.” Along with copyright claims, McCleese asserted Lanham Act false advertising claims. McCleese v. Natorp’s, Inc., 1:20-cv-118 (S.D.

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US News rating was mere opinion except as to school that intentionally submitted bad information to it

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23, 2024) Plaintiffs alleged that defendants conspired to inflate the US News ranking of USC Rossier School of Education by submitting inaccurate or incomplete data to US News and market the resulting ranking to the public. News and World Report’s 2010 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

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False endorsement remains broader than many state ROP laws

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American Girl applied for trademarks on a space-themed doll named Luciana Vega, which it began marketing in 2018 as its “Girl of the Year” doll. Walkowicz allegedly received multiple emails and social-media messages commenting on the similarities between Walkowicz and Luciana and inquiries about whether they had endorsed the doll.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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These guidelines target practices such as false urgency, basket sneaking, subscription traps, confirm shaming, forced actions, nagging, interface interference, bait and switch, hidden costs, and disguised ads. On March 13, the Delhi High Court granted an ex parte interim injunction in Markets and Markets Research Pvt.

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