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California Supreme Court reaffirms strict liability for false advertising in Serova

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18, 2022) Not bound by Article III, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling despite the parties’ settlement. The statements were “commercial advertising meant to sell a product, and generally there ‘can be no constitutional objection to the suppression of commercial messages that do not accurately inform the public.’”

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adult venue's insurer did not successfully exclude ads from ad injury coverage

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26, 2024) Defendant, d/b/a Wonderland, operated an adult entertainment club and was one of the many such sued by various models for using their images in advertising without their consent from 2015 to 2019. Princeton then sued Wonderland and the models, seeking a declaratory judgment that it has no obligations under the Consent Judgment.

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Illinois court finds insurance coverage for alleged trade dress infringement

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15, 2022) The court of appeals reversed summary judgment in favor of an insurer, and ordered partial summary judgment for the insured, on the duty to defend in underlying litigation based on advertising injury coverage for trade dress infringement (depicting allegedly infringing products) in the insured’s advertising.

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Trademark Owner F s Around With Keyword Ad Case & Finds Out–Las Vegas Skydiving v. Groupon

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I’ve often wondered about the conversations that take place between trademark owner and counsel before filing a keyword advertising lawsuit. Gibson is remembered to this day for his Righthaven copyright litigation scheme (against mom-and-pop bloggers!), More Posts About Keyword Advertising. * Should we say ? Greenberg v.

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Book Review and Discount: Propriété intellectuelle et développement durable / Intellectual Property & Sustainable Development

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The Case of Upcycling”, Irene Calboli and Siroos Tanner address the IP dimension of upcycling and explore ways to prevent this environmentally friendly practice from being hindered by claims of potential trademark and copyright infringement. centred perspective, it — unsurprisingly —managed to grasp the essence of the topic globally.

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who has standing to challenge robot lawyers?

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MillerKing, a small Chicago law firm that claims to be a direct competitor of DNP, sued DNP for false association and false advertising under the Lanham Act and Illinois state law. (The DNP advertises that it uses artificial intelligence” rather than “human knowledge.” But DNP isn’t actually licensed to practice law.

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Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy

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There’s also a copyright claim for Luxy copying the plaintiff’s TOS/privacy policy. Plus, does this mean that rival apps can’t advertise themselves as rivals or engage in comparative advertising because the app stores aren’t properly labeling the ads, even if the advertisers are engaging in nominative use?