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

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Case Number:

24-1893

Court:

Appellate - 4th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3840 Trademark

  1. September 16, 2025

    4th Circ. Asked To Rehear 'Inspire' Dance Team Case

    A North Carolina charter school on Tuesday asked for the full Fourth Circuit to hear its claims that two former teachers should be barred from using the name "Inspire" for their dance company, arguing that declining to block the teachers is at odds with decades of circuit precedent.

  2. September 02, 2025

    4th Circ. Won't Stop Dance Teachers From Using 'Inspire' TM

    A charter school failed to convince the Fourth Circuit to block two former teachers from using the name "Inspire" for their dance company, with a panel finding Tuesday that the school's trademark infringement and false advertising claims didn't have enough juice.

  3. March 18, 2025

    NC Dance Teams' TM Feud Likened To MLB Rivalry At 4th Circ.

    An attorney for a North Carolina charter school on Tuesday used one of the biggest rivalries in Major League Baseball to illustrate for the Fourth Circuit how two former teachers stole its alleged dance team trademark and used pictures of the school's team to trick parents.