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December 08, 2006
Badger nonsense
This article is dispositive proof that the University of Wisconsin attorneys -- as with some Congressional investigators -- do not have enough to do. University lawyers have demanded that Waukee High School, just outside Des Moines, Iowa, to stop using the "motion W" on the side of the school's football helmets. The university claims a trademark for the "motion W" and, thus, the high school must cease and desist from infringing on the university's intellectual property.
Beyond the utter absurdity that anyone would confuse a Des Moines high school football team with the Wisconsin Badgers, the Sports Law Professor is not impressed with the legal basis of the university's demand.
By the way, I hope Arkansas kicks Wisconsin's ass in the Cap One Bowl on New Year's Day.
Posted by Tom at December 8, 2006 04:06 AM
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There's got to be a precedent for this one way or the other, I'd imagine. A whole lot of high schools across the country use trademarks from both college and the pros (my high school was the Falcons, with Atlanta's symbol). Is this really the first instance of a college trying to sue? That would surprise me as much as anything. I assumed that this had already been tried and failed.
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at December 9, 2006 01:09 AM
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