Article: False Advertising Frequently Asked Questions on United States.(Federal Trade Commission Act)

Article: False Advertising
West's Encyclopedia of American Law;      700+ words ...FALSE ADVERTISING "Any advertising...activities" ( lanham act , 15 U.S.C...constitute false advertising: failure to...outlined in the Lanham Act of 1946 (15...considered false advertising under the Lanham Act if a representation...

Article: No Disparagement Required to Allege Claim of False Advertising.(LaSalle Hotel Operating Partnership, L.P)
Mondaq Business Briefing;  October 6, 2004 ;     544 words ......a claim for false advertising under the Lanham Act does not need...complaint under the Lanham Act for reverse...passing) off and false advertising against Starwood...a claim of false advertising under the Lanham Act. The content...

Article: Eleventh Circuit Issues Important Decision on Standing to Assert Lanham Act False Advertising Claims.
Mondaq Business Briefing;  July 27, 2007 ;     232 words ......concerning standing to sue for false advertising under the Lanham Act. In Phoenix of Broward...lack of standing, of a false advertising suit against McDonald...standing to sue under the Lanham Act, and rejected both the...liberal standard for Lanham Act ...

Article: Tips for Avoiding Claims of False Advertising.
San Diego Business Journal;  April 2, 2001 ;     700+ words ......subjected to false advertising claims by the...charges of false advertising? Initially...Act and the Lanham Act. The basic...violation. False advertising can result...orders. The Lanham Act allows consumers...competitors to combat false ...

Article: Baden Sports, Inc. v. Molten USA, Inc., 2009 WL 349358 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2009).
Mondaq Business Briefing;  March 16, 2009 ;     700+ words ......infringement and false advertising under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, based on...on Baden's false-advertising claims, arguing...precluded Lanham Act claims based...liable for false advertising under the Lanham Act. Because...

Article: Jury Awards $6 Million Plus in Avid Pet Microchip Trial; Avid Prevails on Claims of False Advertising and Patent Infringement.
Business Wire;  June 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......technology and making false advertising claims that harmed consumers...and Crystal liable for false advertising under the Lanham Act for making false claims...be protected against false advertising particularly when their...

Article: Two Federal District Courts Address FDA/Lanham Act False Advertising Overlap - Only One Court Exercises Jurisdiction.(Case overview)
Mondaq Business Briefing;  December 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the subject of a Lanham Act false advertising claim in federal...actionable under the Lanham Act, even if their...plaintiff's Lanham Act false advertising claim was within...could present a Lanham Act claim if the allegations...

Article: WMS Industries Files to Amend Complaint Against Shuffle Master for Trade Dress Infringement, False Advertising and Patent Infringement.
Business Wire;  November 14, 2002 ;     380 words ......trade dress protected by the Lanham Act; (ii) makes false claims and false advertising as protected by the Lanham Act, and (iii) violates patent infringement...trademark rights protected by the Lanham Act; and (ii) constitute intentional...

Article: Using The Lanham Act to Combat Foreign Trademark Piracy.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Franchising World;  July 1, 2001 ;     655 words ......the recent increase in the use of the Lanham Act to thwart piracy of their trademarks...that are considered. In many cases, the Lanham Act may provide a remedy -- under American...familiar brands have brought suit under the Lanham Act alleging infringement abroad. To date...

Article: American Dental Technologies Announces Damage Award.
Business Wire;  January 15, 1999 ;     115 words ......Nasdaq:ADLI) announced today that it was awarded $635,203 in its Lanham Act lawsuit against Kreativ Inc. in Michigan. The jury award was based on a finding that the false advertising engaged in by Kreativ was done in bad faith, and the company...

Article: Lanham Act
West's Encyclopedia of American Law;      436 words ...LANHAM ACT The Lanham Act of 1946, also known as the Trademark Act...to identify their goods and services. The Lanham Act gives trademark users exclusive rights to...identification of goods and services. The Lanham Act was not the first federal legislation on ...

Article: Third Circuit Holds That Burden Is On Advertiser To Prove Truth Of "Completely Unsubstantiated" Advertising Claims.
Mondaq Business Briefing;  June 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, a plaintiff need...burden of proof for false advertising plaintiffs, and...to prevail on a false advertising claim under Section...Appeals considered a false advertising challenge to the...

Article: Too good to be true? False advertising goes to court. (Of Counsel).(Brief Article)
Utah Business;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......enforcement counsel for the Division, and false advertising can certainly be a deceptive practice...State licensing agencies also monitor false advertising within licensed professions. The...the Academy's bad acts, including false advertising. The Academy advertised that its...

Article: In Dog of Case, Ninth Circuit Declines to Extend Standing to Bring Lanham Act "False Advertising" Claim to Non-Competitors.
Mondaq Business Briefing;  July 7, 2005 ;     377 words ...Addressing standing to bring a false advertising claim under s.43(a) of the Lanham Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has confirmed that a plaintiff must show: (1) a commercial injury based upon a...