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Category: False Advertising

Posted on March 29, 2023 False Advertising Private Labels

Scalping consumers

Private-label branding is a huge topic, and a very interesting one. I wrote a huge post about it here, focusing on Hellman’s (or, for you... Read more

Posted on November 11, 2022 False Advertising

Magnesium ad nauseum

Ryan Gile reports that it’s Coke vs. Pepsi on behalf of their sport-drink proxies, Gatorade and Powerade: Coke’s advertising . . . makes the claim... Read more

Posted on July 6, 2021 False Advertising

Belmora’s U.S. Supreme Court certiorari reply brief in the FLANAX case

Originally posted 2017-02-08 17:12:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 False Advertising

Bayer v. Belmora: 4th Circuit, FLANAX Round 2

The district court properly found that each of Bayer’s claims concerning the FLANAX trademark were barred by the applicable limitations period in California, which applies because of Bayer’s original filing in California. ... Read more

Posted on September 8, 2014December 28, 2014 False Advertising

False light no problem for Jews for Jesus

Jews for Jesus*, a litigation-happy racket that not only bases its religion business entirely on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION but for whom misrepresentation and falsehood defines... Read more

Posted on January 25, 2012January 27, 2012 False Advertising

Survey says….

Here’s a very good article by Arnold & Porter’s Randy Miller, strictly for trademark lawyers and those who encamp around them, on the Advertising Compliance website... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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