by David O. Klein
Many businesses have felt the panic and frustration of getting sued
for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") in
situations where they had no idea how plaintiffs received any calls or
text messages from them. Sometimes, it seems, these unknown calls and
text messages come from the less scrupulous in the industry and try to capitalize on an advertiser's name without permission. When faced with
a similar situation recently, Marriott decided to fight back. In a
case in Virginia federal court ...
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https://dockets.justia.com/docket/virginia/vaedce/1:2021cv00610/508425>,
... Marriott sued ten telemarketers who allegedly tried to use the
Marriott name (without permission) to sell resort packages and other promotions. Among other telemarketing law violations, Marriott claims
that these telemarketers used the hotel's trademarks without
permission in an effort to sell resort packages having no connection
to the company. The Marriott telemarketing case may serve as a new
avenue for advertisers to travel in an effort to combat unauthorized telemarketing.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/telecoms-mobile-cable-communications/1198308/marriot-telemarketing-case-shows-new-path-to-combat-unauthorized-telemarketing?email_access=on
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