Posts Tagged: unfair business practices
Desilu Studios Files Trademark Infringement Complaint Against CBS in California Federal Court
Manhattan Beach, CA-based entity Desilu Studios, Inc., filed a complaint alleging trademark infringement and other claims against New York City-based television and film production firm CBS Studios. …
Legal Recourse Options After An IP Infringement Take Down Notice
When infringement claims are legitimate, Take Downs can be a useful mechanism for getting counterfeit or infringing products taken off the online retail platform website. In turn, …
Trump Administration to open probe into deceptive intellectual property policy in China
Plans are being made by the Trump administration to open a probe into deceptive Chinese trade practices by invoking Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974... Where joint …
How Consumers Can Protect Themselves from False Advertising in Retail
In September 2014, a California woman named Linda Rubenstein sued Neiman Marcus over allegedly misleading price tags at their “Last Call” line of stores. In the case, Rubenstein …
Leason Ellis Sues Another Trademark Scammer in Federal Court
The firm is back at it again in 2013 taking on another alleged trademark scam operation after successfully prevailing in a similar claim just over 1 year ago against …
Fake News Sites Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising
The Clickbooth affiliate network has agreed to pay $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its affiliate marketers deceived consumers through bogus weight-loss claims on fake …
Trademark Scammers Out of Business Thanks to Leason Ellis
Yesterday Leason Ellis announced that the case has been resolved with the signing of a consent decree and Settlement Agreement. Without a doubt this can be characterized …
Google Briefly Punishes Oracle by Removal from Google Search
Late yesterday Oracle announced in an exceptionally brief and direct press release that it has filed a lawsuit against Google. But someone at Google didn't find this …