What We Do

Whether you’re an advertiser developing an ad campaign or a competitor seeking to challenge claims made in an ad campaign or marketing promotion, the terrain can be perilous. Laws and regulations governing this niche have trouble keeping up with a rapidly shifting competitive landscape and new tactics.

Fortunately, clients can take much of the guesswork out of the equation by engaging sophisticated legal counsel with a depth of experience in this area. Ulmer & Berne attorneys can review and clear advertising campaigns before they go to market, as well as assist clients in claims-substantiation matters. They represent both complainants and respondents in all aspects of IP and advertising, performing both counseling and adversarial work in the two main forums for adjudicating these disputes—National Advertising Division (NAD) and federal district court.

Our IP attorneys have extensive experience representing clients in false advertising challenges before the NAD (part of the Better Business Bureau), a private administrative forum where false advertising claims are arbitrated by neutral third-party arbitrators. They also have deep experience in asserting and defending against advertising claims brought under the federal Lanham Act, which covers unfair competition claims based on false advertising.