IP law balances protecting individuals and companies from unfair use of their endeavours with promoting healthy competition – and comparative advertising clearly demonstrates this balance IP law is ...
Comparative advertising can be an effective marketing tool to tout product benefits vs. competitors, but consumers shouldn’t need to read confusing fine print disclaimers and whip out their ...
Last week we blogged about a recent decision of the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau, holding that two YouTube videos for Rayovac brand batteries misleadingly communicated ...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that trade mark owners can prevent comparative advertising only if it creates a likelihood of confusion among consumers. The court ruled last month in a ...
The Limoncello and L'Oreal cases have shown the fine line firms must tread in presenting their products. Ville Patja and Sally Dunstan of Bristows investigate It has been another busy year in the ...
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The ins and outs of comparative advertising

The High Court recently dismissed Unilever’s appeal against a Standards Appeal Council decision, denying it the right to continue using the terms “10X cavity fighting” in its Pepsodent toothpaste ...
Comparative advertising is a marketing approach in which an advertiser compares its product to that of its competitors, and is quite a common practice in the Indian market. The Delhi High Court ...
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In a challenge brought by Mint Mobile, LLC, BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division determined that RedPocket, Inc. had a reasonable basis for its 'no price increases ever” claim. However ...