Weekly IP Buzz for the Week Ending December 9, 2022

In this week's post, we see that Google is ordered by the FCC to pay $9.4 million due to misleading advertisements for its Pixel 4 phone.

Also, a California man brought a class action lawsuit against the makers of “Texas Pete” hot sauce claiming the product actually made in North Carolina is deceptive and misleading to consumers. Sales of “Texas Pete” hot sauce spiked after the lawsuit.

FCC Rules Against Google and iHeartMedia for Deceptive Ads Campaigns Involving Pixel 4 Phone

The FCC ordered Google to pay $9.4 million in fines due to deceptive ads with iHeartMedia for the Pixel 4 phone.

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North Carolina Company Sued for Allegedly Misleading “Texas Pete” Hot Sauce

Phillip White, a California resident, brought a class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against T. W. Garner Food Co., based in North Carolina and manufacturer of “Texas Pete” hot sauce. The dispute stems from White’s claim that T. W. Garner engaged in deception by misleadingly naming, labeling, and adorning the hot sauce with Texas references.

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In addition to publishing Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer. For more on the latest developments in IP law, see the blogs Ideate and IP Questions Answered.