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Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet v. Troia

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Groupon. * Georgia Supreme Court Blesses Google’s Keyword Ad Sales–Edible IP v. Google. * Competitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. Luxy. * Fifth Circuit Says Keyword Ads Could Contribute to Initial Interest Confusion (UGH)–Adler v. . * Selling Keyword Ads Isn’t Theft or Conversion–Edible IP v.

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Retail Chain Pays $12M In Latest Kona Coffee Settlement

IP Law 360

s $12 million settlement with Hawaiian coffee farmers over claims that the chain sold products that were falsely advertised as authentic Kona coffee. A Washington federal judge Thursday approved convenience store chain MNS Ltd.'s

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Georgia Supreme Court Blesses Google’s Keyword Ad Sales–Edible IP v. Google

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The court correctly says that Edible IP can have a property interest in the “Edible Arrangements” name and associated goodwill, and state trademark law statutorily protects those property interests. I have a long-standing personal policy not to give my consumer dollars to any entity that I mock on the blog for IP overreaches.

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TIL: “Texas Tamale” Is an Enforceable Trademark–Texas Tamale v. CPUSA2

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular * Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet Groupon * Georgia Supreme Court Blesses Google’s Keyword Ad Sales–Edible IP v. LoanStreet v. Luxy * Think Keyword Metatags Are Dead?

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Too Good a Deal? JC Penny Hit with Class Action Suit Over False Reference Pricing

IP Tech Blog

JC Penny, for example, has been hit with a class action lawsuit in the Southern District of California over its alleged advertising practice of using “false reference pricing.” Carranza claims that JC Penny falsely advertises its products on its e-commerce website by listing a high reference price and the corresponding sale price.

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

The IPKat

The collection comprises a diverse array of perspectives, each focusing specifically on a different subject of the intersection of sustainability with IP. Finally, in "The TRIPS Agreement and the Sustainable Disposal of IP-Infringing Goods - Lessons from WTO Dispute Settlement Cases," Wolf R.

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More on Law Firms and Competitive Keyword Ads–Nicolet Law v. Bye, Goff

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

May 10, 2023) More Posts About Keyword Advertising * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular * Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet Groupon * Georgia Supreme Court Blesses Google’s Keyword Ad Sales–Edible IP v. LoanStreet v.

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