The Newswire for Business Lawyers

Best Buy Sues Alleged 'Geek Squad' Infringer

Law360, New York (July 20, 2009) -- Best Buy Co. Inc. has gone on the offensive to protect its trademarked “Geek Squad” computer services division, firing off a complaint against a Missouri-based technology repair company doing business as “Geek Patrol” that Best Buy says has deliberately caused confusion among its customers.

The complaint, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota by BBY Solutions, an intellectual property-holding subsidiary of Best Buy, claims the defendants, two individuals who...

Login

E-mail
Password
 
  I forgot my login details.

For the whole story, take a 7-day free trial.

Submit your request to try Law360 for free for seven days:

*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*

*Required

Select at least one interest area:*
You will receive Law360's free daily newsletter for the interest area(s) selected..

Appellate
Bankruptcy
Competition
Contract
Corporate Finance
Employment
Energy
Environmental
Financial Services
Health
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Product Liability
Securities
Technology
Top News (General Interest)

The only daily news service covering every major practice area of the law.
  • Breaking news available nowhere else
  • More than 66% of articles published before or simultaneously with any other source
  • 44% of articles have critical legal documents attached
  • More than 1,000 columns by leading practitioners published per year
  • More than 20,000 exclusive articles published per year
  • Detailed coverage of 16 major practice areas