The Association of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey filed suit against the former manager of its annual trade show of creating a competing event. [The Record]
The lawsuit alleges that Rockland Exposition Inc., based in Middletown, N.Y., set up a “renegade” show after the association terminated the company because of declining attendance. The suit also accuses Rockland Exhibition of giving the impression that the new show is a continuation of the Neptune-based association’s show, which has been running for 30 years.
The rival show is scheduled to be held in Suffern, N.Y., – the same location used in the past to hold the association’s show and it’s even being held on the same three days in March 2009 that the association event is planned for the Meadowlands Exposition Center.
Rockland Exhibition is also accused of: improperly using the association’s “Northeast” trademark to promote the show, soliciting the exhibitors and attendees that participated in pas association events, and using deceptive marketing practices to cause confusion in the marketplace.
Source: The Record Online, Hugh R. Morley
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