If you are an established supplement company looking for assistance with an intellectual property issue, or a brand new supplement firm trying to break into the market, we are here to help! We often receive inquiries from companies looking for assistance with trademark matters. For this very reason, we created a new form for use [...]
Arnstein & Lehr Intellectual Property Law Newsletter Winter 2009
The Intellectual Property Newsletter from Arnstein & Lehr’s Intellectual Property Practice Group discusses several recent cases that effect law pertaining to trademarks and other IP issues. The newsletter was written by Partners Judith Grubner and Joel Rothman. To read the latest issue, click here.
Dr. Mehmet Oz may have bid farewell to the Oprah Winfrey Show in May, but the pair are back together again, this time as plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in federal court in New York against dozens of companies they claim used their images and false endorsements to market acai supplement products. Last year, Oz [...]
Placebos seem to make a difference in research and clinical practice. For that reason, testimonials and open-label trial results should never be provided as sole evidence of efficacy when a product marketing campaign is challenged by a regulatory authority.
GUEST COLUMN by Judith L. Grubner, Esq., Arnstein & Lehr Partner and Intellectual Property Practice Group Leader Some of us remember when parents would chase their children out to play in the sun, with no protection other than play clothes. Today, the Federal Trade Commission tells us overexposure to the sun’s invisible rays – ultraviolet [...]
