IP Duel Between Trial Lawyer Groups Set For Trial

By Mike Cherney

Law360, New York (March 19, 2010, 2:23 PM ET) -- A trademark infringement suit will likely head to trial now that a federal judge has ruled the American Association for Justice, the largest trial lawyer association in the world, did not abandon its old trademarks when it changed its name in 2006.

Judge Joan Ericksen of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on Thursday denied a motion for summary judgment filed by The American Trial Lawyers Association, which was sued by the AAJ for essentially copying its old name, the Association of Trial...
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