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Slick Olive Oil Label Designed to Deceive

Most shoppers don’t spend a lot of time scrutinizing product labels in the supermarket. And that might be what one manufacturer is counting on. In what appears to be one of the most deceptive labels ever, this extra virgin olive … Continue reading

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non-lawyer's purchase of "trademark attorney" as a keyword doesn't itself plausibly deceive consumers

LegalForce RAPC Worldwide P.C. v. Swyers, No. 17-cv-07318-MMC, 2018 WL 3439371 (N.D. Cal. Jul. 17, 2018)LegalForce alleged that defendants operated “TTC Business Solutions,” providing “trademark related services,” and that they “engag[ed] in the unlawful practice of law” as well as … Continue reading

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Pre-BP Lubricant Case Allows General Pleading for Intent to Deceive

Heathcote Holdings Corp., Inc. v. Maybelline LLC, No. 10 C 2544, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 15, 2011) (Pallmeyer, J.). Judge Pallmeyer granted in part defendants' (collectively "Maybelline") motion to dismiss plaintiff Heathcote's false patent marking case. The Court also … Continue reading

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