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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N), taking umbrage over a nationwide advertising campaign accusing its Gatorade energy drink of missing crucial electrolytes, sued Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) on Monday for false advertising and taking scientific liberties.

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Coke's campaign "is a calculated, intentional strategy designed to falsely and viciously attack the readily identifiable market leader, Gatorade, in the hopes of unfairly gaining precious market share," Pepsi unit Stokely-Van Camp said in its complaint.

It accuses Coca-Cola of "false advertising, trademark dilution, deceptive acts and practices, injury to business reputation and unfair competition" under the U.S. trademark law known as the Lanham Act.