Tag Archives: false advertising

incentivized reviews/targeted upvoting can be false advertising, court reiterates

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

Vitamins Online, Inc. v. HeartWise, Inc., No. 13-CV-982 (D. Utah Sept. 24, 2019) Supplement industry behavior is wild.   Vitamins Online sells dietary supplements online, including on Amazon, using the name NutriGold. HeartWise, aka NatureWise, competes with NutriGold, including on Amazon, … Continue reading →

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incentivized reviews/targeted upvoting can be false advertising, court reiterates

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

Vitamins Online, Inc. v. HeartWise, Inc., No. 13-CV-982 (D. Utah Sept. 24, 2019) Supplement industry behavior is wild.   Vitamins Online sells dietary supplements online, including on Amazon, using the name NutriGold. HeartWise, aka NatureWise, competes with NutriGold, including on Amazon, … Continue reading →

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medical influencers show up in false advertising case

Posted on October 4, 2019 by

Wright Medical Technology, Inc. v. Paragon 28, Inc., 2019 WL 4751807,  No. 18-cv-00691-PAB-STV (D. Colo. Sept. 30, 2019) Wright is a medical device developer, manufacturer, and distributor; its products include surgical plates and other instruments used to repair bones in … Continue reading →

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“use in a TM way” just creates another fact issue in the 6th circuit

Posted on October 4, 2019 by

Ford Motor Co. v. InterMotive, Inc., No. 17-CV-11584-TGB, 2019 WL 4746811 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 30, 2019) Ford sued InterMotive for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, trademark dilution, cancelation of trademark registration, and declaratory judgment for using Ford’s trademarks in … Continue reading →

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Allergan gets small damages award in case against compounder

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

Allergan USA, Inc. v. Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2019 WL 4546897, No. 17-cv-01551-DOC-JDE (C.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2019) Previous discussion of liability issues in this pharmaco v. compounder false advertising case. After the court awarded partial summary judgment to Allergan (falsity … Continue reading →

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chilling effect: competitor’s name in text of keyword ad requires extreme care

Posted on September 26, 2019 by

TSI Prods., Inc. v. Armor All/STP Prods. Co., 2019 WL 4600310, Nos. 17-cv-01131, 18-cv-1682 (MPS) (D. Conn. Sept. 23, 2019) TSI sued defendants for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising under the Lanham Act; for Sherman Act violations; and … Continue reading →

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scientific debates can ordinarily be resolved in false advertising cases

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

Pax Water Technologies, Inc. v. Medora Corp., 2019 WL 4390567, No. LA CV18-09143 JAK (AGRx) (C.D. Cal. Aug. 5, 2019) The parties compete in the market for water treatment technologies for municipalities, public water agencies and districts, and private parties. … Continue reading →

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