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The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois v Vintage Brand LLC

  1. September 29, 2023

    Did University Abandon Mascot's TM? Judge Says It's Unclear

    An Illinois federal judge said Friday that he can't yet determine whether the University of Illinois abandoned its legal right to control images of its Native American former mascot, ruling that several material questions remain as to the school's licensing of the logo since it was retired in 2007.

  2. November 09, 2022

    Univ. Of Illinois Secretly Clinging To Mascot, Court Told

    An online sports retailer says the University of Illinois is trying to have its "cake and eat it too" by publicly distancing the school from its former mascot, while still semi-secretly maintaining a "small underground licensing program" to keep the school's control over the fictional Native American.

  3. April 06, 2022

    Retailer Can't Bag Sanctions Against Univ. Of Ill. In TM Row

    An Illinois federal judge has rebuffed a retailer's call to sanction the University of Illinois for mounting allegedly baseless trademark infringement claims over college-inspired apparel, holding Wednesday that it prematurely filed its motion and didn't give the university proper notice.

  4. January 26, 2022

    Retailer Fights University Of Illinois' 'Anti-Competitive' TM Suit

    Online apparel retailer Vintage Brand LLC urged a federal court in Illinois to toss a trademark infringement suit brought by the University of Illinois or to make the institution clarify its claims, arguing the company's products only use historical images that are in the public domain.

  5. December 08, 2021

    Univ. Of Illinois Claims Online Retailer Infringing Its TMs

    The University of Illinois has accused an online sports apparel retailer of trying to "ride on the coattails" of its well-established brand by unlawfully selling items bearing school-owned trademarks.