Guest Trademark Post: Judith L. Grubner, Partner, Arnstein & Lehr, LLP Alaven Consumer Healthcare, Inc. manufactures and sells Colonix non-prescription herbal supplements and intestinal cleansers under its house brand DrNatura.  Alaven sued DrFloras LLC for trademark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising and other claims for using the trademark DrFloras for similar products.  The federal district [...]

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.

Supplement lawyer Jonathan Emord has filed three important suits this summer challenging FDA administrative action on first amendment grounds.  The suits were all filed on behalf of long-time Emord clients Durk Pearson, Sandy Shaw, the Alliance for Natural Health, and the Coalition to End FDA and FTC Censorship. The complaints in all three cases were [...]

A recent study by LegalMetrics, a litigation analysis firm, named the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida among the top five districts for speed to resolution in patent infringement cases.   Since Florida has not been known as a “rocket docket” in the past, these results may seem surprising.  However, for intellectual property litigation attorneys, the [...]

After an FDA warning letter told True Renewal to either register its products with the agency or change claims on its Web sites, the supplement maker has altered product descriptions. The FDA targeted five products, saying the Web sites claimed the items could be used to cure, treat or prevent disease. Product descriptions on the [...]

Hansen Beverage, the California company that makes Monster, lost its bid to enjoin Vital Phamaceuticals (VPX), the Ft. Lauderdale maker of the Redline brand.  Hansen sought to bar VPX from making claims that its Redline Power Rush beverage and two ounce shot product provides “7 Hours of Pure Energy,” “7 Hours of Sustained Energy,” and [...]