April 13, 2009
SureFire LLC denied Preliminary Injunction against AAC.
SureFire LLC had filed a lawsuit claiming false advertising, by way of the Lanham Act.
A United States District Judge denied their motion for a Preliminary Injunction. Here are some quotes:
Whether The Statements Were Deceptive – Per the above reasoning, the Court finds that SureFire has not shown a likelihood that it will succeed on this element of the claim. Because SureFire has not successfully demonstrated a likelihood that AAC's advertisement was deceptive, it is unnecessary to consider this element of the Lanham Act.
The Court again reiterates that SureFire has not made a strong showing that the advertisement contains false statements, the advertising misleads consumers, or that it will suffer injury as a result of the advertisement.
The Court finds that SureFire has not shown a robust likelihood of success...
Here is the full document:
http://www.silencertalk.com/docs/SF.PDF
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