Yelp can sue reputation company for promising to suppress bad reviews


FILE PHOTO The company logo for Yelp is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange NYSE in New York U.S. February 17 2017. REUTERSBrendan McDermidFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The company logo for Yelp! is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 17, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

(Reuters) -Yelp can pursue a lawsuit accusing a reputation management company of fraudulently advertising its ability to remove "bad" reviews from the business review website.

In a decision late Thursday night, U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said Yelp can pursue trademark infringement and unfair competition claims against ReviewVio, which operates as Dandy.


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