August 22, 2016
Citigroup Inc. has dropped a lawsuit that accused AT&T Inc. of infringing the bank's trademark rights to its "ThankYou" brand by launching a "thanks" program, according to a filing Monday in New York federal court.
August 11, 2016
A New York federal judge on Thursday refused to grant Citigroup Inc. a preliminary injunction barring AT&T Inc. from running a "thanks" promotion that the bank claims infringes its trademark rights to its own "ThankYou" program.
July 28, 2016
Citigroup asked a New York federal judge on Thursday to bar AT&T from using the words "thanks" or "AT&T thanks" in the telecom titan's rewards program, saying the financial firm has spent more than $100 million building up customer goodwill with its ThankYou Rewards program and allowing AT&T to continue their program would cause Citi to lose control of its goodwill and suffer irreparable harm.
June 10, 2016
Citigroup sued AT&T in New York federal court Friday, claiming the telecom giant's new "AT&T thanks" customer appreciation program infringes the bank's trademark rights to its long-running "ThankYou" rewards points program.