Creighton Is being Sued

[hskrfan4life]

Creighton is being sued by the Toronto bluejays for the likeness of the logos and mascots. http://nocoastbias.com/toronto-bluejays-suing-creighton-stealing-logo/

 

[Micheal]

saw this on a site I frequent Chris Creamer's Sports Logos, seems a bit absurd as, yes they both look like bluejays but Creighton's actually looks good. Hope Toronto loses this one

 

[tschu]

lol what a f'ing ridiculous lawsuit

 

[StPaulHusker]

It's getting closer to the winter months and Canadians have nothing better to do.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

Does this lawsuit go back 20 years? Does Creighton have a campus in Canada?

 

[NUance]

This isn't really a lawsuit. Yet. Toronto filed a Notice of Opposition in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to prevent Creighton from registering the Bluejay logo shown above in the upper left. Toronto has no problem with the other three Creighton marks, as I understand it. Toronto might have a good point. If Toronto loses this administrative agency decision it'll probably end up in federal court. LINK

 

[irafreak]

So it's a lawsuit between two businesses in two separate countries?

 

[NUance]

So it's a lawsuit between two businesses in two separate countries?

Almost. It's an opposition filed by a company with an administrative agency opposing trademark registration by a university.

 

[killer cacti]

Damn shame. That Creighton logo is beautiful.

 

[jsneb83]

There are only so many ways you can draw a Bluejay

 

[Notre Dame Joe]

So it's a lawsuit between two businesses in two separate countries?

Almost. It's an opposition filed by a company with an administrative agency opposing trademark registration by a university.

Get the man who tried to invalidate the Redskins on the case!

 

[NUance]

So it's a lawsuit between two businesses in two separate countries?

Almost. It's an opposition filed by a company with an administrative agency opposing trademark registration by a university.

Get the man who tried to invalidate the Redskins on the case!

Tried and succeeded. LINK

Succeeded for now anyway. The Skins had their mark canceled about 15 years ago. Then got it reinstated in federal court.