Open AccessCase Study: Potential Trademark Infringements
Author(s) -
Michael H. Cosgrove,
Daniel L. Marsh,
Jodie Chester
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of business and economics research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-8893
pISSN - 1542-4448
DOI - 10.19030/jber.v3i12.2834
Subject(s) - trademark , style (visual arts) , trademark infringement , span (engineering) , law , meaning (existential) , political science , psychology , art , literature , engineering , psychotherapist , civil engineering
This is a case study of trademark infringement disputes. One of the authors (Cosgrove) incorporated The Econoclast, Inc. that owns a registered trademark (Econoclast®) that has provided capital market publications to financial and nonfinancial institutions since 1979. Over the years, others have used the same name for similar services. The case study explains the basics of trademark law and the meaning of trademark infringement. The authors describe the practical steps Cosgrove undertook to prevent infringement of his trademark in three different situations. There remains an on-going dispute involving possible international infringement in one of the illustrations.