Trademark
- AMS Survey Cited as Basis for Precedential TTAB Dilution Claim Decision
- Judge rules for Plaintiff in bakery trademark matter
- Distinctiveness at issue in trademark case
- Survey leads to withdrawal of trademark registration application
- Survey showing secondary meaning leads to license agreement
- Insurance company survey blocks use of name by brokerage agency
- Summary judgment for search engine provider driven by survey rebuttal critique
- Survey supports baseball team claims
- Athletic shoe manufacturer uses survey data to prevail against retailer
- Dental supplier defends trade dress by critiquing Plaintiff survey
- Survey shows toy packaging causes confusion
- Survey leads to settlement in arcade game case
Deceptive Advertising
In this class action matter, AMS provided survey support to help assess the potential impact of allegedly deceptive advertising in the business machines industry. Our goal was to determine whether consumers were misled by our client’s claims that its printers, fax machines and other office equipment have a particular type of paper cassette and operate at a certain page-per-minute speed. Our study showed that consumers did not consider the method of paper storage an important feature when making purchases; factors such as fax speed, memory, machine brand, and color printing capability were deemed far more important. Furthermore, we found that consumers use pages per minute as a relative measure of print speed, and understand that print speed varies widely depending on the type of document printed. Following completion of the survey, the case settled favorably for our client.
- Survey evaluates impact of deceptive ad claims on consumer perceptions
- Judge cites survey in denying class certification in food additive case
- Survey results block preliminary injunction in bank slogan case
- State AG uses survey to establish unfair practices in telecom case
Class Certification
- Proxy group surveyed in automobile rental class action case
- Survey results defeat class certification in matter alleging carcinogenic effects
- Judge cites survey showing no reliance in denying class certification
- Class certification defeated based on survey of homeowners
Patent Infringement
- Patent infringement survey using conjoint analysis supports $70 million award
- Survey helps value specific feature of software product
- Drug patents battle relies on survey data
- Infringing feature of software product valued using survey
- Survey rebuttals aid defendant in drug dispensing case
Antitrust/Market Analysis
- Major software company relies on survey to define market in antitrust case
- Survey measuring impact of rumors on sales helps client win $19 million judgment
- Survey helps auto manufacturer properly forecast sales
- Real estate market analysis relies on survey data
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