Law360 (May 8, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT) -- ESPN Inc. has filed a trademark suit against Quiksilver Inc., alleging the company's use of an 'X' in its surfing and snowboarding gear infringes the symbol for the X Games, the cable channel's alternative sports competition.
ESPN filed the suit last week in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over a line of Quiksilver clothing first promoted by former X Games surfer Kelly Slater. The company alleged that the 'X' mark on the clothing was confusingly similar to the symbol ESPN...
ESPN Claims Quiksilver Infringed X Games Trademark
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