by Joel Rothman | Jun 18, 2006 | NutriSupLaw, trademarks
Nature Made is an incontestible trademark owned by supplement powerhouse Pharmavite, LLC. Nature Made is also the #1 selling “broad line” of vitamin and mineral supplements in the United States. The Nature Made brand is carried in practically every major...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 12, 2006 | NutriSupLaw, trademarks
JEC Nutrition, marketers of South African hoodia supplement H57 has sued CPMC, marketers of a competing hoodia supplement product that goes by the name X57, for trademark infringement. In an interesting twist related to a prior post on this blog, actor Joe...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 11, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
U.S. nutritional supplement firm GNC Corp. will no longer sell Pat’s Shake, the protein drink created by the Rev. Pat Robertson. According to this UPI report, Robertson, 76, credits his “protein shake” with the ability to leg press 2,000 pounds...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 11, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
A Utah Federal District Court has determined that Vitacost.com has sufficient contacts with the state of Utah for the exercize of personal jurisdiction over them in a suit brought by supplement brand leader, Nutraceutical. Based in Park City, Utah, Nutraceutical sells...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 7, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
The University of Manitoba has officially opened the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN), a $31-million facility that will enable researchers to identify and enhance health-promoting compounds and develop them into marketable food...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 4, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
According to this informative article by Greg Doherty of LA dietary supplement specialty insurance broker Poms & Associates, insurance costs for commercial general liability, including product liability, have finally leveled off for companies in the dietary...
