Heightened Standard Applied To Fraud-Based Lanham Act Claims

(January 4, 2018, 10:29 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — Allegations of copyright infringement and common-law trademark infringement survived a motion to dismiss Dec. 21, but an Illinois federal judge deemed dismissal of the remainder of the complaint — including causes of action for unfair competition and false advertising — warranted (VitalGo Inc., et al. v. Kreg Therapeutics Inc., et al., No. 16-5577, N.D. Ill., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210362)....