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"#1 Brand" claim was literally false because of apples-to-oranges comparison

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4, 2024) Finding Zesty Paws’ “#1 Brand” claim literally false, the court grants a preliminary injunction despite Zesty Paws’ attempt to create a factual dispute about what a “brand” is. Nutramax and Zesty Paws are direct competitors in the pet supplement market. It’s used on every package and in advertising.

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TM complainant fails to sink its teeth into unrelated false advertising claims

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Vampire Family Brands, LLC v. MPL Brands, Inc., Unsurprisingly, the trademark claims survive a motion to dismiss, but associated false advertising claims don’t. It seems more like a concession of lack of market penetration if you have to rely on your own website and the PTO’s records to show public recognition!]

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Real Real Not So “Real” Chanel, Inc. The luxury fashion And clothing brand

IP and Legal Filings

. (“Chanel”), is an iconic fashion company based in New York known for its luxury fashion products and owns rights to several Chanel and CC monograms trademarks associated with the brand design. The brand was not involved with selling secondly handed or vintage goods. RealReal, Inc. 3d 422 (S.D.N.Y.

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2020 Midwest IP Institute in the Books

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In case you missed it, here is my Trademark Nominative Fair Use of Another’s Logo post from March, leading up to the 2020 AIPLA Annual Spring Meeting. The post 2020 Midwest IP Institute in the Books appeared first on DuetsBlog ®.

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Chanel reseller can't get summary judgment on whether it talked too much about Chanel

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28, 2022) Chanel sued What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA), alleging trademark infringement, false advertising, false association/endorsement, and related NY GBL claims for deceptive/unfair trade practices and false advertising. Proximity of the products: A factfinder would have to decide the relevance of new v.

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Kentucky bourbon distilled in Indiana?

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Fresh Bourbon allegedly falsely advertises that Fresh Bourbon is the “first black-owned bourbon distillery in Kentucky,” and makes other related false claims, which is allegedly false because it’s not a distillery, which requires both federal (TTB) and Kentucky (KABC) licenses. POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co.,

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RealReal Not So “Real”

IP and Legal Filings

. (“Chanel”), is an iconic fashion company based in New York known for its luxury fashion products and owns rights to several Chanel and CC monograms trademarks associated with the brand design. The brand was not involved with selling second handed or vintage goods. RealReal, Inc. 3d 422 (S.D.N.Y.