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OCTOBER 29, 2021

27, 2021) Ideavillage sued CCB for trademark infringement and false designation of origin related to Ideavillage’s “Copper Fit” line of copper-infused compression garments. Here, the court granted leave to amend to add a false advertising claim. Materials revealed in discovery can support a finding of good cause.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

15, 2023) Simpson sued its competitor MiTek for using Simpson part numbers for structural connectors/fasteners for use in the construction industry in its catalogs/other promotional material; the court here, after a nonjury trial before the magistrate judge, rather comprehensively rejects its false advertising, trademark, and copyright claims. (It

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

2, 2021) Rex sued Zillow and the National Association of Realtors for antitrust and false advertising violations. Surprisingly, the antitrust claims survive, as do false advertising claims agains Zillow. Lanham Act claim: Was this commercial advertising or promotion? C21-312 TSZ, 2021 WL 3930694 (W.D.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

7, 2021) Quidel appealed the grant of summary judgment to Siemens on Quidel’s Lanham Act false advertising claims and related state claims. Quidel alleged that Siemens advertised (1) but provided (2). And there was no triable issue on actual injury based on allegedly false advertising to the physicians.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

14, 2022) Once in a blue moon, a false advertising-based antitrust claim survives a motion to dismiss in a circuit that imposes a list of excessive requirements on such claims. Consumers and advertisers adequately alleged that Facebook has monopoly power in social network/social media (consumers) and social advertising markets.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

To borrow a metaphor that could have been written for this case, the producer’s advertising in the United States is a “complete fraud from bark to core.” That the producer defrauded consumers is of no moment for antidumping purposes, as the Department lacks jurisdiction to police false advertising violations. Int’l Trade Nov.

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APRIL 25, 2022

The plaintiffs alleged that the stamps themselves were “a powerful form of advertising because they allow the Brazilian plywood companies to market their products as conforming to an important American safety standard.” pictures of not-good plywood from case Plaintiffs alleged both direct and contributory false advertising.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Entrepreneur’s desire to bring forth a claim for false advertising against a competitor in a similar market is not unusual behavior.” Along with adding a defendant, Entrepreneur might eventually be allowed to add a false advertising claim, based on facts that were allegedly discovered only during Roach’s deposition.

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JUNE 17, 2022

7, 2022) The court upheld a contempt finding based on an underlying false advertising claim. Alfasigma broke the link to the letter when ExeGi informed it of that fact. The injunction didn’t define the term, but since it was based on a Lanham Act violation, “commercial advertising or promotion” was the proper guidepost.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

8, 2023) Chen alleged that Sur La Table violated the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA) and the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA) by transmitting at least 22 commercial emails with purportedly false or misleading information in their subject lines.

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MAY 22, 2023

May 18, 2023) New Vision, an eye-care professional and provider of optical goods and services, including contact lens fittings and contact lens sales with seven brick-and-mortar locations and two websites, brought a putative class action against four online contact-lens retailers for Lanham Act false advertising.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

UpCodes, Inc., 2021 WL 1236106, Nos. 6261 (VM) & 20 Civ. 4316 (VM) (S.D.N.Y. Although in the copyright decision, the court made reference to “rather surprising oversights,” UpCodes corrected issues when notified by ICC.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

PureThink is a software and information technology consulting company that specializes in supporting agencies within the U.S. Summary judgment granted on state and federal false advertising claims. False designation of origin: Yep. Eventually, they released Neo4j EE version 3.5 under a commercial license only. Government.

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JUNE 30, 2022

28, 2022) The parties compete to provide online ordinations to individuals who wish to perform marriage ceremonies and accuse each other of misconduct in advertising. Lexmark , the court held, didn’t supersede the presumption of injury for false comparative advertising. C19-0301RAJ (W.D.

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43(B)log

MAY 13, 2024

The Roundtable is designed to be a forum for the discussion of current trademark, false advertising, and right of publicity scholarship, covering a range of methodologies, topics, and perspectives. Participation at the Roundtable will be limited and invitation-only and we expect all participants to have read the papers in advance.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

Shingle Savers counterclaimed, alleging, among other things, false advertising under the Lanham Act and violation of the Ohio Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Lanham Act/ODTPA claims: First, the court declined to hold that Rule 9(b) applied to Lanham Act false advertising claims, which don’t require fraud.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

million consent judgment, which defendants touted in a press release and advertised on Zinus’s website even after the court vacated the stipulated judgment. When the information about the prior art came in, the court granted summary judgment in favor of Cap Export in the patent case and invalidated the patent.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

9, 2023) Along with updating its previous decision (I didn’t see anything that affected the Lanham Act analysis of the key issue of whether a retailer can sue a supplier for false advertising), the court addressed a motion to dismiss by defendant ViaClean.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Cornelia sued for (1) unfair competition and false advertising under the Lanham Act, (2) defamation, (3) intentional infliction of emotional distress, and (4) business disparagement. Cornelia never had any information contradicting negative claims about plaintiffs when the videos were published.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The Roundtable is designed to be a forum for the discussion of current trademark, false advertising, and right of publicity scholarship, covering a range of methodologies, topics, and perspectives. Participation at the Roundtable will be limited and invitation-only and we expect all participants to have read the papers in advance.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Creager sells Montana post drivers (made in China) that compete with the Texas post drivers sold by IDT (advertised as made in the USA). The parties had other disputes, including accusing each other of posting false reviews of the other. The parties compete in the market for skid steer attachments and other products.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

I’m only going to discuss the false association/false advertising bits; as to the latter, state law provides more protection than federal because of the “commercial advertising or promotion” requirement for Lanham Act false advertising. The false association/coordinate state law claims survived.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Each side alleged false advertising by the other, primarily that each falsely advertised their products as containing enteric coating, which protects an enzyme from the stomach’s acidic environment and preserves its activity until it reaches the small intestine.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

USC allegedly orchestrated this scheme through its submission of false/incomplete data, and then advertised the resulting rankings knowing that they were misleading. For example, 2U engaged in online advertising to promote USC Rossier’s ranking; it spent more than half of its revenue on program sales and marketing.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Elias allegedly uses an online client portal that allows customers to place and track orders and provides further information on product pricing, availability, and the customer’s order history. Elias sued for violations of the CFAA, tortious interference, and “procurement of information by improper means.”

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MARCH 20, 2023

15, 2023) When is informational material related to a for-profit company’s business commercial speech? Some versions of this look for advertising format in part 1.] It communicates information, expresses opinion, recites the grievances of others, and encourages dialogue on matters of public concern.” 5:22-cv-649-LCB (N.D.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It alleged that the Philips defendants, who make such devices, engaged in false advertising about one of SoClean’s devices in order to deflect blame for the Philips devices’ design defects. Commercial advertising or promotion: A separate problem. Recall notice: Eli Lilly & Co. Roussel Corp., 2d 460 (D.N.J.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Was this commercial advertising or promotion? The court first held that the challenged statement on its own wasn’t pure commercial speech because it “merely purports to convey information about NR and NR supplements” and didn’t refer to ChromaDex or its product; the link was not to a site that itself allowed purchases.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Ultra Bond alleged that Safelite violated the Lanham Act by falsely advertising that windshield cracks longer than six inches could not be safely repaired and instead required replacement of the entire windshield. Monopoly power has many defects; here the anti-innovation face of monopoly also appears as misleading advertising.)

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AUGUST 1, 2023

The district court dismissed Picket Fence’s false advertising/unfair competition claims against Zillow under the Vermont Consumer Protection Act and Lanham Act, and the court of appeals affirmed. Zillow provides an “online portal” for the advertisement of property and realtor services to “the general public.” Zillow, Inc.,

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JANUARY 14, 2021

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APRIL 29, 2024

False advertising: Meishe pointed to statements defendants made in their copyright notice at tiktok.com, in the ByteDance Code of Conduct, in TikTok’s Intellectual Property Policy, and in TikTok’s terms of service. 2015) “in this circuit, a reverse passing off claim requires the alteration of a product and a subsequent sale.”

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The lawyer defendants allegedly interfered with the timeshare contracts by (1) participating in the marketing defendants’ false and misleading advertising; (2) encouraging or directing the nonpayment of fees owed to Diamond; and (3) keeping the owners in the dark regarding the adverse financial consequences resulting from the nonpayment of fees.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

11, 2021) Another timeshare versus timeshare exit false advertising case. Marketing Defendants allegedly falsely advertise timeshare exit services by promoting a legitimate process to exit timeshare contracts. First, the court rejected the argument that Rule 9(b) applied to the false advertising claims.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Customers inform Qoins of their outstanding debts that they wish to pay and transfer money to Qoins “on a regular basis to satisfy such debts over time.” But SouthState did have standing for a false advertising claim. Some customers have also reached out to our new bank partner, but they are not in a position to help.

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AUGUST 25, 2021

This was allegedly still false and misleading, and First Databank allegedly falsely advertised that it “compile[s]” the relevant information in its database and for its coding determinations from the FDA and from manufacturers, such as Alfasigma. NutriSearch Corp., 3d 1107 (9th Cir.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

But prospective injunctive relief was still possible because she alleged future harm (the failure to be able to rely on Eddie Bauer’s advertising). But, once we’ve defined a good enough injury (harm from false advertising), the question of standing for injunctive relief seems to me to be a different type of question.

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