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Eleventh Circuit Issues Important Decision on Standing to Assert Lanham Act False Advertising Claims
On June 22, 2007, the Eleventh Circuit issued a noteworthy decision concerning standing to sue for false advertising under the Lanham Act. In Phoenix of Broward, Inc. v. McDonald’s Corp., __ F.3d __, 2007 WL 1791886 (11th Cir. 2007), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal, for lack of standing, of a false advertising suit against McDonald’s by a Burger King franchisee that was a direct competitor of McDonald’s.
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