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Can’t Dismiss Lanham Act Claim Based on FDCA Preemption

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The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed-in-part and vacated-in-part a district court ruling dismissing claims under the Lanham Act and Massachusetts consumer protection law based on statements on a website...more

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FDA Issues Guidance on Supply Interruptions and Discontinuance Notification Requirements for Emergency and Life Supporting Drugs

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On April 1, 2020, FDA issued a guidance document instructing companies on how to notify the agency of a permanent discontinuance or interruption of manufacturing of certain products pursuant to Section 506C of the FDCA (21...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

State and Federal Agencies Crack Down on Claims for Touted COVID-19 Preventatives, Treatments and Cures

The market for consumer products is likely contracting overall, but judging by empty drugstore shelves, anxious consumers remain keenly interested in purchasing over-the-counter medications, supplements and various herbs,...more

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Pioneer Drug Maker Throws First Punch At Pharmacy Outsourcing Facilities (503b)

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Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — a pioneer drug company that markets its FDA-approved oral vancomycin hydrochloride solution, FIRVANQ® — has sued Edge Pharma, LLC, an outsourcing facility operating pursuant to section 503B of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 22, 2019, Skadden hosted our Ninth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues companies face throughout the industry. The key...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Despite Amarin, ITC May Be Right Prescription For Pharma

Foreign-made drugs, nutritional supplements and medical devices imported into the United States with false or misleading labeling or designed to look like an established competing product in violation of the Lanham Act could...more

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Federal Circuit Affirms that the ITC Cannot Investigate an FDCA Violation without the FDA’s Say-So

In Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n (18-1247), the Federal Circuit affirmed the International Trade Commission’s (“ITC”) finding that Amarin’s false advertising claim under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act was precluded by...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Federal Circuit Finds Jurisdiction over the ITC’s Decision Not to Institute an Investigation Under Section 337 and Explains...

• The International Trade Commission (ITC) can decline to institute an investigation when a complaint fails to state a cognizable claim under Section 337 of the Tariff Act, 19 U.S.C. § 1337 (“Section 337”). • A decision...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - June 2018: You Say Yes, They Say No, No, No!

The District of New Jersey recently denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss a false advertising claim relating to advertising for its generic drug product. (G&W Laboratories, Inc. v. Laser Pharmaceuticals, LLC et al,...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin | October 2017

The use of beauty products is “an understudied source of environmental chemical exposures” with a disparate effect on women of color, George Washington University and Occidental College researchers argue. Ami R. Zota, et al.,...more

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Abbott Nutrition did something unique. It added a new ingredient to its Similac Pro-Advance and Pro-Sensitive infant formulas that, until now, had only been available in human breast milk: 2’-fucosyllactose human milk...more

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Food for Thought: A Review of 2016 Litigation

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Food for Thought is a review of significant court decisions affecting the food, beverage, dietary supplements and personal care products industry. Although many cases in this edition focus on class certification, others...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Update on Second Circuit Ruling in Church & Dwight v. SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics “Weeks Estimator” Home Pregnancy Test...

Last month we summarized the Second Circuit’s important decision in a dispute between plaintiff-appellee Church & Dwight and its principal competitor, defendant-appellant SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics, concerning SPD’s...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

POM Wonderful Returns – Lanham Act False Advertising Claim Against Home Pregnancy Tests Not Precluded by FDCA

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On September 9, 2016, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an interesting decision in a false advertising case involving a dispute between competitors in the home pregnancy testing market. Church & Dwight Co. v....more

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POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca Cola Co.: legal battle nearly over, but industry litigation landscape forever changed…

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On March 18, 2016, Pom Wonderful LLC made closing arguments in its trial against Coca-Cola for the alleged misleading marketing of a pomegranate-blueberry juice which contained only trace amounts of either pomegranate or...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Intellectual Property 2014 Year in Review

The year 2014 saw some important developments in the area of intellectual property law. A number of intellectual property-related issues even made national headlines. Who can forget the public debate over the rightful...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

Pom Wonderful Drops Ninth Circuit Appeal of State Claims Filed Against Coca-Cola

On September 19, 2014, Pom Wonderful, LLC dropped its Ninth Circuit appeal of a ruling that dismissed its state deceptive advertising and unfair competition claims against Coca-Cola, a sibling case to a recent Supreme Court...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - October 2014 #3

Permanent Ban From Prize Promotion Business After Sweepstakes Scam - A sweepstakes operator agreed to a permanent ban from the prize promotion business pursuant to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after...more

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Supreme Court Allows POM Wonderful to Sue Coke for False Advertising, Despite Its Apparent Compliance with FDA Regulations

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In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court in POM Wonderful LLC v. The Coca Cola Co. (June 12, 2014) held that the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) does not preclude a private party from bringing a Lanham Act claim...more

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Lanham Act Claims Are Not Precluded by Compliance with the FDCA

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POM Wonderful LLC (“POM”) produces and sells a pomegranate-blueberry juice blend. POM brought a Lanham Act suit against Coca-Cola for allegedly marketing one of its juices in such a way that it misled consumers into thinking...more

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Labeling Laws for the Food and Beverage Industry – Unfair Competition and Mislabeled Products

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In a recent unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the court opened the door for private parties, including competitors, to bring false advertising and misrepresentation claims under the Lanham Act even if the product labels...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - July 2014

Online Reviews Not Sufficient To Support Ad Claim, NAD Rules - While recognizing the benefits of using new sources of information, the National Advertising Division (NAD) decided that an advertiser’s use of aggregated...more

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Supreme Court: FDCA Compliance Does Not Bar Lanham Act Claims

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POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co. - In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling that the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) and its...more

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POM Wonderful Decision: Companies Cannot Rely on FDCA for Protection from False Advertising Liability

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The US Supreme Court allows private parties to bring Lanham Act claims challenging product labels that otherwise satisfy the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. In a battle of the beverages, the Supreme Court recently...more

Carlton Fields

POM v. Coca-Cola Further Dilutes Consumer Class Action Claims for Deceptive Labeling

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The Supreme Court's recent decision in POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Company could have redefined the consumer class action landscape with respect to claims for the deceptive labeling of food products. Instead, the decision...more

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