Legal Opinion
American Italian Pasta Company v. New World Pasta Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 7, 2004No. 03-2065PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
“America’s Favorite Pasta”-Commercial puffery or factual claim?
American Italian Pasta Company (American) sued New World Pasta Company (New World), seeking a declaratory judgment that American’s use of the phrase “America’s Favorite Pasta” does not constitute false or misleading advertising under section 48(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)(1)(B) (2000). New World counterclaimed, asserting American’s use of “America’s Favorite Pasta” violated the Lanham Act and many states’ unfair competition laws. On summary judgment, the district court 1 concluded American’s use…
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