Mountain Island Day Community Charter School et al v. Inspire Performing Arts Company, LLC et al

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Case Number:

3:24-cv-00779

Court:

North Carolina Western

Nature of Suit:

Trademark

Judge:

Kenneth D. Bell

Firms

  1. September 18, 2025

    NC Judge Trims Feud Over Middle School Dance Team Name

    The parties fighting over the rights to the name of a youth dance team were urged by a North Carolina federal judge on Thursday to resolve the disagreement on their own, after he streamlined the claims against each other and admonished them for the lengths they already have traveled to secure the team name.

  2. September 09, 2024

    NC Dance Teachers Fend Off Injunction Bid In Trademark Feud

    A North Carolina charter school can't prevent two former teachers from soliciting students for their dance team using the name "Inspire" amid claims of trademark infringement and false advertising, a federal judge ruled Monday.