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Navajo Nation, Urban Outfitters Settle Suit over Trademark Infringement

The Navajo Nation and Urban Outfitters Inc. have reached a settlement in the tribe’s 2012 trademark infringement lawsuit against the clothing retailer. The Farmington Daily Times reported that terms of the settlement signed Monday by a federal judge are confidential. …

Carl’s Jr. Files Trademark Suit against Utah’s Apollo Burger

Carl’s Jr. is suing Utah-based chain Apollo Burger, accusing the restaurants of knowingly copying its trademarked Western Bacon Cheeseburger. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Salt Lake City claims Apollo Burger was selling a cheeseburger with the same …

Court Sides with California-based Grocer Trader Joe’s in Knockoff Suit

A U.S. court has the authority to hear a trademark lawsuit by grocery chain Trader Joe’s against a man who purchased the company’s products and resold them in Canada at “Pirate Joe’s,” a store designed to mimic a real Trader …

Pennsylvania Federal Judge Dismisses Parks Lawsuit Against Tyson Foods

This lawsuit over hot dogs failed to cut the mustard. A federal judge threw out a lawsuit accusing Tyson Foods Inc and its Hillshire Brands unit of infringing a trademark belonging to the maker of Parks’ sausages when they used …

Organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con Closer to Name Rights Settlement

The organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con say they’re getting closer to settling a court battle over naming rights. Attorneys for the two pop-culture conventions say they have been able to resolve many of their disagreements …

Utah Comic Con Believes Long Trademark Dispute Coming to End

The organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con said they have made inroads in a name-trademark dispute that all hinges on a hyphen. Bryan Brandenburg, co-founder of the Utah convention , said last week organizers recently met with representatives from San …

Mississippi Gas Station Sued for Violating ‘Larry the Cable Guy’ Trademark

The company that owns trademark and merchandising rights for Larry the Cable Guy says the Giterdone convenience store in Diamondhead, Mississippi, is violating the trademark on the catchphrase Git-R-Done. The store’s response denies the allegations and asks a federal judge …

$912.5K Award in ‘Sturgis’ Trademark Suit to Be Appealed

A jury award of $912,500 to a nonprofit group that holds Sturgis motorcycle rally trademarks will be appealed, a Rapid City, S.D., businessman says. A federal jury in Rapid City on Oct. 30 decided the four-year-old case that pitted Sturgis …

Idaho Man Gets Settlement from Trademark Issue Over Walmart Shirt

A man in east Idaho is getting a settlement from the company that used his American Built trademark on 88,000 shirts sold in Walmart stores. KPVI-TV reported the undisclosed settlement was reached out of court and is going to Nicholas …