by Joel Rothman | May 7, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
In an action for breach of contract and trademark infringement between former allies, Darius International, Inc. and Innerlight, Inc., units of Quigley, have obtained a preliminary injunction against Dr. Robert O. Young and his wife Shelly Young, crusaders for the...
by Joel Rothman | Apr 10, 2006 | NutriSupLaw, trademarks
Slashfood reports that Energy Brands, Inc., which does business as Glaceau, makers of the popular functional beverage Vitaminwater, has filed suit against Pepsico, owners of newbe competitor SoBe LifeWater. The suit is for tradedress infringement over the allegedly...
by Joel Rothman | Apr 7, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
In this press release issued today, the FTC reports that marketers of Pedia Loss, a children’s weight-loss product, and Fabulously Feminine, a female libido enhancement product, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and misleading...
by Joel Rothman | Apr 3, 2006 | NutriSupLaw, patents
Archer Daniels Midland a/k/a “supermarket to the world” has sued Sabinsa Corporation, a maker of nutritional ingredients, for patent infringement related to patents that ADM licenses from Novogen. All the patents concern isoflavones extracted from soy. To...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 26, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
This past week a jury in Portland awarded $10.8M to the plaintiffs in a legal malpractice suit that originally stemmed from claims that Poland Spring water was mislabeled as “spring water” when in fact it comes from a well, not a spring. In Glenwood Farms...
