03:49 PM EDT, 06/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Yelp (YELP) can pursue trademark infringement and unfair competition claims against ReviewVio, a federal judge ruled late Thursday, Reuters reported Friday.

Yelp, which provides crowd-sourced reviews about businesses, sued ReviewVio in December after discovering that the online reputation management company was advertising an offer with Yelp's logo to remove negative business reviews from online platforms.

US District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco said Yelp can seek damages for ReviewVio's alleged misrepresentations to businesses, according to the report.

Yelp said it was pleased with the decision, the report said.

"ReviewVio maintains that Yelp's suit is without merit and will continue to aggressively litigate this case," said Jenifer Wallis, a lawyer for ReviewVio, according to the report.

Yelp did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment. ReviewVio could not be reached.

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