· 7/16/1991
mcneil-p.c.c., Inc. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Citations
- 938 F.2d 1544
- 19 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1525
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 15290
- 1991 WL 127379
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- where an advertisement is shown to be literally false, the court may enjoin it without reference to consumer confusion
- where an advertisement is shown to be literally false, the court may enjoin it without reference to consumer confusion
- irreparable harm may be presumed where an advertisement falsely proclaims the superiority of defendant’s product
- If “the advertising claim is shown to be literally false, the court may enjoin the use of the claim without reference to the advertisement’s impact on the buying public.”
- “Where the advertising claim is shown to be literally false, the court may enjoin the use of the claim without reference to the advertisement’s impact on the buying public.” (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)
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Judges: Pratt, Miner, Altimari
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