Legal Opinion
Pharmacia Corp. v. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, L.P.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 24, 2003No. CIV.A. 02-5292(MLC)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COOPER, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the motion by plaintiff Pharmacia Corporation (“Pharmacia”) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 65(a) for a preliminary injunction enjoining defendant GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, L.P. (“GSKCH”) from broadcasting two television commercials. Pharmacia contends that certain of the claims made by GSKCH’s commercials violate Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) (“the Lanham Act”). The Court will grant in part and deny in part Pharmacia’s motion.
BACKGROUND
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