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TM infringement and false advertising claims related to putative open source software "fork" succeed

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The parties previously partnered nonexclusively so that PureThink would sell and support the commercial version of Neo4j; upon termination, PureThink expressly agreed to “cease using any trademarks, service marks and other designations of Plaintiffs.” Summary judgment granted on state and federal false advertising claims.

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Dastar doesn't bar allegedly false advertising about source of planned development services

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Defendants' letter allegedly copied text from LStar Trademark infringement: LStar never specified what its trademarks or service marks were. Not every word on a label or ad is a mark. False designation of origin: Failed to state a passing off claim, but Dastar didn’t bar a reverse passing off claim.