Word: trademarking
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...trademark dispute between Harvard and notHarvard.com, an online educational website, erupted into a flurry of litigation after notHarvard asked a court in Texas to declare its domain name doesn't infringe on the University's trademark...
...believe it is prudent for us to assure that no trademark issues will arise later, as our company and its brand become more established," said Judith Bitterli, notHarvard's CEO, in the press release. "Because it appears Harvard may be evaluating trademark issues, we are taking steps to resolve these matters now, not later...
Some consider notHarvard's suit to be a preemptive legal strike aimed at staking the jurisdiction of the conflict in Texas rather than Massachusetts, where a judge would presumably be more sympathetic to Harvard's claim of trademark infringement...
...company adopts a domain name, and is subsequently forced to abandon it, the result could be catastrophic to the enterprise," Fisher said. "NotHarvard doesn't want to be in a position a year or two from now in losing a trademark suit initiated by Harvard and then being forced to abandon its name...
While University officials and attorneys refused to reveal their litigation strategy, Fisher said that the University's grievance most likely rests on the idea that notHarvard is "diluting" Harvard's famous trademark...