August 17, 2012
A Virginia federal judge handed Swatch SA a loss Thursday in its case seeking to stop a Louisiana company from using the "Swap" trademark on watch faces and bands, upholding a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office board's decision to shoot down Swatch's challenge.
April 22, 2011
Swiss watchmaker Swatch AG filed a lawsuit in Virginia federal court on Thursday in an effort to prevent a Louisiana company from trademarking its line of Swap watches.