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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Why 3D Printing Doesn’t Have to be a Pandora’s Box for IP Rights

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Personal 3D printing has seen leaps in advancement in recent years, allowing users to render increasingly sophisticated creations from the comfort of their own home. These creations can include anything from gaming miniatures...more

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

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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

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: October 2019

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In recent years, the healthcare industry has been turning greater attention to the need to engage or involve patients in developing new technologies and systems to improve healthcare delivery. These patient engagement...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Advertising Litigation Report: Vol. 2, No. 2 - Lanham Act False Advertising

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Summary Judgment Affirmed for Defendant in Lanham Act Challenge to Statements Concerning Popularity of Advertiser’s Product, Scarcity of Challenger’s Product: Verisign, Inc. v. XYZ.COM LLC, 848 F.3d 292 (4th Cir. 2017)...more

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Michigan District Court Won’t Hear Lanham Act Claim Against Tinnitus Treatment Certifier

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Last week, we covered a summary judgment decision holding that posts on the “Science-Based Medicine” blog were not “commercial speech” under the Lanham Act, and therefore the defendant in that case was not liable for false...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Stopping The Sale of Gray-Market Medical Devices

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On November 3, 2016, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit approved an injunction against about 200 importers and sellers preventing them from importing and selling gray market blood-glucose test strips. The case was...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

In What Way is False Advertising False and Why it Makes a Difference

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What is the difference between an advertisement that is literally false by necessary implication and one that is impliedly false? It may seem like a fine (and somewhat opaque) distinction, but determining the particular way...more

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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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Abbott Secures Preliminary Injunction in Gray Market Case

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On November 6, 2015, Abbott Laboratories and its diabetes care units secured a preliminary injunction against multiple pharmacies, distributors and associated individuals engaged in the sale of gray market Abbott FreeStyle...more

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POM Wonderful™ News for Prescription Drug and Device Manufacturers?

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Last week, the Supreme Court decided that POM Wonderful™, maker of pomegranate juice, could sue Coca-Cola Company, maker of a blended juice product that included pomegranate and blueberry juices, under the Lanham Act for...more

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