School Colors: Use Can Be Trademark Infringement
By Elizabeth T Russell • Dec 20th, 2008 • Category: Intellectual Property Law, Newest Post, Sports & Entertainment LawThe Fifth Circuit has ruled in favor of four universities (Lousiana State University, the University of Oklahoma, Ohio State University and the University of Southern California) against an apparel company that sold t-shirts with the schools’ color schemes and other identifying indicia referencing the games of the schools’ football teams.
Said the court: “We conclude that the colors, content, and context of the offending t-shirts are likely to cause confusion as to their source, sponsorship or affiliation.”
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