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FDA pre-approval doesn’t bar Lanham Act false advertising claim against device

Posted on May 21, 2015 by rtushnet

Church & Dwight Co. v. SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics, GMBH, No. 14 Civ. 00585, 2015 WL 2359467 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2015)   Earlier discussion.  SPD argued that the FDCA barred Lanham Act false advertising claims against it because the FDA … Continue reading →

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FDA pre-approval doesn’t bar Lanham Act false advertising claim against device

Posted on May 21, 2015 by rtushnet

Church & Dwight Co. v. SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics, GMBH, No. 14 Civ. 00585, 2015 WL 2359467 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 24, 2015)   Earlier discussion.  SPD argued that the FDCA barred Lanham Act false advertising claims against it because the FDA … Continue reading →

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4th Circuit adopts Rogers, lifts injunction against disparaging reference to NAACP

Posted on May 21, 2015 by rtushnet

Radiance Foundation, Inc. v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, No. 14-1568 (4th Cir. May 19, 2015)   The Radiance Foundation published an article online entitled “NAACP: National Association for the Abortion of Colored People” that criticized the … Continue reading →

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4th Circuit adopts Rogers, lifts injunction against disparaging reference to NAACP

Posted on May 21, 2015 by rtushnet

Radiance Foundation, Inc. v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, No. 14-1568 (4th Cir. May 19, 2015)   The Radiance Foundation published an article online entitled “NAACP: National Association for the Abortion of Colored People” that criticized the … Continue reading →

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Pop goes the lawsuit: “original” ice pop claim could be false advertising

Posted on May 20, 2015 by rtushnet

Conopco Inc. v. Wells Enterprises, Inc., No. 14 Civ. 2223, 2015 WL 2330115 (S.D.N.Y. May 13, 2015)   Wells makes the Bomb Pop, the first red-white-and-blue rocket-shaped ice pop sold in the US, created in 1955, and markets it as … Continue reading →

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His red (copy)right hand

Posted on May 20, 2015 by rtushnet

Transformative work of the day, Dr. Seuss meets Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds edition. “He’ll rekindle all the dreams it took you a lifetime to destroy.” from Blogger http://ift.tt/1K0Il0p

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Pop goes the lawsuit: "original" ice pop claim could be false advertising

Posted on May 20, 2015 by rtushnet

Conopco Inc. v. Wells Enterprises, Inc., No. 14 Civ. 2223, 2015 WL 2330115 (S.D.N.Y. May 13, 2015)   Wells makes the Bomb Pop, the first red-white-and-blue rocket-shaped ice pop sold in the US, created in 1955, and markets it as … Continue reading →

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His red (copy)right hand

Posted on May 20, 2015 by rtushnet

Transformative work of the day, Dr. Seuss meets Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds edition. “He’ll rekindle all the dreams it took you a lifetime to destroy.” http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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Garcia v. Google reversed; many sigh in relief

Posted on May 19, 2015 by rtushnet

Garcia v. Google, Inc., No. 12-57302, — F.3d – (9th Cir. May 18, 2105) (en banc)   Judge McKeown wrote the majority opinion. Garcia was fooled into taking part in a movie that turned out to be the awful Innocence … Continue reading →

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Garcia v. Google reversed; many sigh in relief

Posted on May 19, 2015 by rtushnet

Garcia v. Google, Inc., No. 12-57302, — F.3d – (9th Cir. May 18, 2105) (en banc)   Judge McKeown wrote the majority opinion. Garcia was fooled into taking part in a movie that turned out to be the awful Innocence … Continue reading →

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