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Advertising Law Newsletter - April 22, 2011

In this issue: Tesla Sues BBC Over TV Show Depiction; CAN-SPAM Applies to Facebook Messages, Court Rules; FDA Proposes Rules for Calorie Disclosure; Will California Enact Its Own Privacy Law?; and FTC Settles with Oreck Over...more

Empresa Cubana v. U.S.(Havana ClubTrademark Dispute)

Decision on Havana Club Trademark Dispute Between Bacardi and Pernod

A divided appeals court in Washington ruled in favor of the U.S. Treasury Department's refusal to renew a Cuban company's trademark for "Havana Club" rum. The decision is the latest development in a long and bitter dispute...more

Toresco v. American Honda Motor Co. et al.

Brief in Support of Defendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint for Failure to State a...

Motion to dismiss New Jersey portion of the notorious "Honda bribery scandal" litigation that eventually was settled as part of a nationwide Multi-District Litigation proceeding. This motion, much of which focused on the...more