[U.S./Trademark] Supreme Court No. 12-761, POM v. COCA-COLA (June 12, 2014)

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[U.S./Trademark] Supreme Court No. 12-761, POM v. COCA-COLA (June 12, 2014)

A false-advertising action under the Lanham Act is not barred by the FDCA (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) or the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration Act). (Their purposes differ.)

The FDCA can preclude state law, but cannot preclude federal law.

https://www.jpaa.or.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/POM-Wonderful-v-Coca-Cola.pdf

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The source calls FDA the “U.S. Food and Drug Administration Act.” This anomalous expansion is translated literally, not silently corrected.

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