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Models' false endorsement claims fail for want of recognition, bad survey

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18-CV-9448 (KMK), 2021 WL 3501162 (S.D.N.Y. 9, 2021) Another in the burgeoning genre of models suing “adult” clubs for using unauthorized images in online ads for the clubs. 2021), which considered all these claims except for false advertising. 2021), which considered all these claims except for false advertising.

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Second Circuit signals some minimal flexibility on Polaroid analysis in another strip club false endorsement case

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May 19, 2023) Whereas the timeshare false advertising cases might be making law largely applicable to other timeshare cases, what’s going on in the strip club advertising cases might have somewhat broader implications. The district court concluded that plaintiffs’ false endorsement claims were foreclosed by Electra v.

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Look Back, Look Ahead: State Attorneys General Enforcement – Part One

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Last month, as part of BakerHostetler’s “Look Back, Look Ahead: Advertising and Marketing Law in 2021 & 2022” webinar series, partners Craig A. The following summarizes our 10 key takeaways from 2021. 4: Early Opioid Medication Litigation Rulings Favor Advertisers. Takeaway No. Takeaway No.

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political speech isn't covered by Lanham Act but is protected by Cal anti-SLAPP law

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4, 2022) Mosafer, a travel business that “aligns its branding with the State of Qatar,” sued several defendants for making public statements allegedly disparaging the State of Qatar and harming the Mosafer parties’ brand, which is closely aligned with the country.

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Federal Court of Canada Issues Default Judgment to Stop Online Infringement

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AMUL Canada , 2021 FC 636 is the most recent example of the effectiveness of default judgment. Kaira’s brand AMUL is internationally renowned and India’s largest food brand. First, Kaira provided evidence of the goodwill that the AMUL brand and designs have acquired globally and in Canada.

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False endorsement remains broader than many state ROP laws

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American Girl Brands, LLC, 2021 WL 510729, No. 11, 2021) Lucianne Walkowicz “has achieved a measure of celebrity as an astronomer,” and contended that defendants misappropriated distinctive aspects of their personal identity into a space-themed American Girl doll named Luciana Vega. Walkowicz v. 20-cv-374-jdp (W.D.

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USC IP year in review, TM/ROP

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slide] Annual number of TTAB decisions under failure to function and related categories: 2000-2020—you can see an increase with a fall in 2020 due to the fact of 2020; 2021 looks to have regained the momentum of failure to function. 17, 2021)), is another case about the breadth of §43(a). Marchese, 2021 WL 3783259, No.

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