United States Third Circuit

Pernod Ricard USA, LLC v. Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., 10-2354

In a dispute involving the false advertising provision of the Lanham Act and concerning allegations that the popular Bacardi brand moniker, Havana Club, falsely advertises the geographic origins of the rum, judgment of the district is affirmed where the label is not a misleading statement of geographic origin under Section 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/04/2011
• Published 08/04/2011

Judges

• JORDAN

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David H. Bernstein, William R. Golden, Jr.