Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation is suing the company that makes Milwaukee Leather products, accusing it of misleading customers and tarnishing the reputation of Milwaukee Tool’s “famous” logo. Milwaukee Tool filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in federal court on Friday. The ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks in a ruling that is expected to help the Washington Redskins in their legal fight over the team's name.

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The State Bar of Wisconsin has withdrawn its federal trademark infringement lawsuit against LexisNexis.

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At the end of Henrik Ibsen’s play, “The Pillars of Society,” after the so-called pillars of society have been shown to be a bunch of scoundrels, the boy Olaf declares, “I don’t want to be a pillar of society.”

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To protect its investment in a new logo and prevent loss of business, the State Bar of Wisconsin filed a federal trademark infringement suit (PDF) against a competitor.

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A vanity search on the Internet may result in some dismaying hits. But it is not the basis for a federal lawsuit.

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