P*****t
发帖数: 4978 | 1 这个是不是有点吃饱了撑的。UM岂不是比USC还要多。大十里面就两个。
A 13-year trademark battle ends as the high court lets stand a ruling that
the 'SC' logo belongs to the University of Southern California, not the
University of South Carolina.
WASHINGTON — The University of Southern California shut out the University
of South Carolina in the Supreme Court on Monday as the justices let stand
a trademark ruling holding that the interlocking letters "SC" are the
registered mark of the sports teams based in Los Angeles.
The high court turned down an appeal from USC in Columbia, S.C., which since
1997 has sought to register its own "SC" logo for the sale of sports
merchandise.
USC in Los Angeles objected, and a special Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
considered the evidence. It concluded that although "real fans" would not be
fooled, casual fans might be confused as to whether the sportswear came
from the West Coast or the East Coast school.
The federal trademark law forbids the use of identifying marks that are "
likely to cause confusion" among consumers.
Lawyers from South Carolina disputed the board's conclusion, but a federal
circuit court upheld it in January, and the Supreme Court said it would not
hear an appeal in USC vs. USC. The case was among hundreds that were denied
a review by the high court on its opening day.
"We are pleased the Supreme Court did the right thing and ended this after
13 years," said Michael Adler, a Los Angeles lawyer for USC. "We'd rather
beat them on the football field than fight them in litigation, but if they
won this, they could have used this [logo] on any merchandise."
The sale of sports merchandise with collegiate logos is a $3-billion-per-
year business, according to estimates provided to the court. Sometimes,
there can be confusion when letters such as "UM" or "OU" are used, because
they could refer to one of several universities.
In its appeal, South Carolina's lawyers said its "SC" logo had two stylized,
curved letters that interlocked. This is in contrast to the blocked letters
used by the Los Angeles school. They urged the high court to take up the
case to make clear that common marks such as letters could not be
trademarked by one seller.
But lawyers for the Los Angeles school argued that its use of "SC" was a
nationally known trademark that had been used for selling merchandise for
decades. During that era, the university in South Carolina had used "
Carolina" or "USC" to advertise its apparel.
"We have always been 'SC,' " Adler said, "and we were there first." | s***p
发帖数: 2705 | 2 确实吃饱了撑的，UC更多吧
University
stand
since
【在 P*****t 的大作中提到】
: 这个是不是有点吃饱了撑的。UM岂不是比USC还要多。大十里面就两个。
: A 13-year trademark battle ends as the high court lets stand a ruling that
: the 'SC' logo belongs to the University of Southern California, not the
: University of South Carolina.
: WASHINGTON — The University of Southern California shut out the University
: of South Carolina in the Supreme Court on Monday as the justices let stand
: a trademark ruling holding that the interlocking letters "SC" are the
: registered mark of the sports teams based in Los Angeles.
: The high court turned down an appeal from USC in Columbia, S.C., which since
: 1997 has sought to register its own "SC" logo for the sale of sports
| b*****a
发帖数: 14583 | 3 从现在开始是不是 USCw 只能叫 SC, USCe 只能叫 USC 了 | P*****t
发帖数: 4978 | 4 USCw won the lawsuit. So they will be the true USC. As for the other one, I
am not sure. But definitely not USC.
【在 b*****a 的大作中提到】
: 从现在开始是不是 USCw 只能叫 SC, USCe 只能叫 USC 了
| b*****a
发帖数: 14583 | 5 他们赢回的只是 “SC",至于“USC"显然不在这个诉讼的范围之内。
one, I
【在 P*****t 的大作中提到】
: USCw won the lawsuit. So they will be the true USC. As for the other one, I
: am not sure. But definitely not USC.
| P*****t
发帖数: 4978 | 6 可以接着打官司，律师们会很高兴。
其实何必呢？比方说国内大多数地方说起南大一般指的是南京大学，但是天津人管南开
也叫南大，江西人管南昌大学好像也叫南大。不过是习惯使然，但是钱一搅进来味道就
变了。
【在 b*****a 的大作中提到】
: 他们赢回的只是 “SC",至于“USC"显然不在这个诉讼的范围之内。
:
: one, I
| z*****a
发帖数: 3809 | 7 The logos don't look similar at all
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that
the
University
stand
since
【在 P*****t 的大作中提到】
: 这个是不是有点吃饱了撑的。UM岂不是比USC还要多。大十里面就两个。
: A 13-year trademark battle ends as the high court lets stand a ruling that
: the 'SC' logo belongs to the University of Southern California, not the
: University of South Carolina.
: WASHINGTON — The University of Southern California shut out the University
: of South Carolina in the Supreme Court on Monday as the justices let stand
: a trademark ruling holding that the interlocking letters "SC" are the
: registered mark of the sports teams based in Los Angeles.
: The high court turned down an appeal from USC in Columbia, S.C., which since
: 1997 has sought to register its own "SC" logo for the sale of sports
| x****s
发帖数: 450 | 8 SC should belong to Supreme Court (SC). | A******N
发帖数: 428 | 9 Auburn发来贺电，Alabama Arkansas Alaska Arizona表示情绪稳定 | A******N
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