Judge Dismisses UCL, Lanham Act Claims, Finds Statements Were Not Misleading

Mealey's (May 31, 2018, 1:44 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — After finding that statements made on a trademark filing service company’s website would not likely mislead consumers, a California federal judge on May 25 granted the company’s request to dismiss claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and the Lanham Act and for false advertising asserted by a law firm, its owner and a trademark search service company (Legalforce RAPC Worldwide, P.C., et al. v. Trademark Information International LLC, et al., No. 17-cv-07354, N.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88506)....