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

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The court cites a mix of competitor lawsuits (which this is clearly not) and some antiquated 20+ year old griper precedent that are no longer credible law since the more modern approaches to gripers. How can Troia vie for a “market” when the court already said he “is not offering a good or service”???

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

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This is another lawsuit between personal injury law firms over competitive keyword ads. The plaintiff is Nicolet Law, based in Hudson, Wisconsin with 14 offices in Wisconsin and Minnesota. However, note that Nicolet Law, a surname, isn’t registered with the USPTO and there may be questions about its secondary meaning.

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J&J Subsidiary Wins $18 Million Judgment Against Surgical Tool Counterfeiter

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On Friday, July 21, an Illinois district court ruled that a Pakistani employee of a medical device distribution company infringed on Ethicon’s trademark when he bought, marketed and sold counterfeit Ethicon devices. Ethicon is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson and won an $18 million default judgment.

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

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Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage.

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Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular

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As I teach my students, Porta-Fab should have spent its enforcement budget on more marketing instead of more lawyers, which almost certainly would produce a higher ROI than this lawsuit did. More Posts About Keyword Advertising. Griper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet 2022 WL 4596646 (C.D.

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Court Denies Injunction in Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit–Nursing CE Central v. Colibri

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Nursing CE Central” is a descriptive mark with “a weak secondary meaning… the plaintiff makes no meaningful showing that the public, or even those in the market in which it competes, readily recognizes its name.” ” Marketing channel. Brown Engstrand * More on Law Firms and Competitive Keyword Ads–Nicolet Law v.