Intellectual Property

  • Acai Marketers Under Fire
    The Illinois Attorney General’s office and Oprah Winfrey’s company both announced legal actions against marketers of acai dietary supplements, alleging consumer fraud and trademark infringement. ...More
    August 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Retailer’s Guide to Selling Supplements Legally
    Retailers can truthfully and honestly describe the potential benefits of the products to their customers, however, there are legal limitations on the information they can provide ...More
    April 10, 2009 Steven Shapiro
    Posted in Articles
  • Supplement Companies Dismiss Patent Suit
    SAN JOSE, Calif.—J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Metagenics Inc. and Nordic Naturals Inc. jointly released a statement June 9 announcing the companies agreed to dismiss a patent infringement suit, filed by Nordic Naturals in May 2007 in the U.S. District Court for the ...More
    June 9, 2008
    Posted in News
  • What Can I Tell My Customers?
    Retailers want to provide their customers with the finest dietary supplement products available. They also want to truthfully and honestly describe the potential benefits of the products to their customers and answer their customer’s questions. Under the law, however, there ...More
    April 14, 2008
    Posted in Articles
  • Trademark Issues in Adopting a House Brand
    When deciding to create a store brand line of products (a “House Mark”), retailers must be careful to avoid similarities in name or packaging to larger, well-known brands. A House Mark should be unique to the retailer and, if possible, should do more than merely describe ...More
    April 14, 2008
    Posted in Articles
  • Ultimate Nutrition Files Civil Suit
    FARMINGTON, Conn.—Ultimate Nutrition filed a civil lawsuit in the Connecticut Superior Court seeking to recover damages stemming from a product recall situation. The defendants, Diamond Drinks Inc., Suscon Inc., MetaBEV Inc., Anthony Cenimo Jr. and John Sbordone, were ...More
    March 26, 2008
    Posted in News
  • Wisconsin Sues Arkopharma for Patent Infringement
    The U.S. subsidiary of France-based Arkopharma is accused of violating a licensing agreement tied to two patents held by University of Wisconsin researchers. ...More
    June 15, 2006
    Posted in News
  • Lipid Nutrition Acquires PharmaNutrients' CLA Business
    Lipid Nutrition, supplier of Clarinol™ CLA, acquired the CLA One® business from PharmaNutrients. ...More
    January 27, 2006
    Posted in News
  • Bausch & Lomb Withdraws Eye Supplement Lawsuit
    Bausch & Lomb dismissed its patent infringement lawsuit against IVC Industries, after receiving a definitive response from the private label supplement maker and its parent company. ...More
    March 14, 2005
    Posted in News
  • A Retailer’s Guide to Patent Infringement
    Do retailers need to worry about the patent rights associated with the products they sell? In a word, yes. Let’s look at what intellectual property means, how infringement can crop up and how retailers can protect themselves. Intellectual property (IP) is made up of the ...More
    November 1, 2004 Jura Zibas
    Posted in Articles
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