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

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So by the time the court says “the parties are vying for users in the same ‘market,'” you know that the judge has lost the thread. How can Troia vie for a “market” when the court already said he “is not offering a good or service”??? .” So why wasn’t that dispositive?

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False advertising-based antitrust claims against Facebook survive motion to dismiss

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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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Lexmark allows direct and contributory false advertising claims against certifier

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After a settlement with one defendant, the two remaining defendants “are the sole licensors of the PS 1-09 stamp to 36 Brazilian plywood mills that export structural plywood to the United States.” As for the contributory false advertising claim, it too was well pled. Plaintiffs brought negligence and Lanham Act claims.

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

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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 Google * Competitive Keyword Advertising Still Isn’t Trademark Infringement, Unless….

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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.” The litigants directly compete. ” Marketing channel. ” Relatedness of goods.

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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

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.