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
- Survey showing lack of deception in office product advertising
- 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
In this case, AMS worked on behalf of a state Attorney General’s office to analyze practices of a telecommunications services company that provided service to the majority of the state market. The state alleged that the company engaged in certain advertising, solicitation, and customer service practices that were misleading, and that the customer’s understanding of the service purchased was substantially different than the actual service offering. AMS conducted a survey to find out what customers really knew about their service – and equally as important – what they didn’t know. The study also helped the state examine what choices customers would make about various service options if the information provided were complete and clear. The AMS survey provided significant assistance to the AG office in negotiating a settlement with the telecommunications company.
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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