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Coverage for Intellectual Property Claims Under CGL Insurance Policies[dagger]
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FDCC Quarterly
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April 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Inc. Spring 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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INTRODUCTION
Most of us have business clients who advertise their goods or services. Suppose one day next week one of your clients calls and advises you that her business has been sued by a competitor who claims to have been tortiously injured as a result of your client's trademark infringement, misappropriation of marketing ideas, and copyright infringement. Your client wants to know whether her business has insurance coverage for these claims.
Over the past twenty-five years, countless lawsuits have been filed by policyholders against their insurers seeking coverage for intellectual property claims under the "Advertising Injury" provisions of their Commercial General Liability ("CGL") ...