At most public universities, student organizations are permitted to license various university trademarks to designate the organization’s involvement with the university and the organization’s status as a registered student organization.
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Growing Industry Lacks I.P. Protection
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A trademark may give a business the right to stop others from using these marks to sell similar goods or services or using marks that may be confusingly similar. However, …
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The First Amendment Wins: ISU Is Barred From Viewpoint Discrimination in Its Trademark Licensing Program For Student Organizations
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Yesterday, on February 13, 2017, the Eighth Circuit issued a resounding affirmation of First Amendment principles in a case raising the question of just how far a public university can…
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The First Amendment and Trademark Licensing at Public Universities: NORML Rules Apply
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Next week (12/14/2016), in a marble tiled courtroom in frosty St. Paul, Minnesota, a panel of judges of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals will wrestle with a question that…
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