The University of Arkansas was founded in 1871, and the brand of Razorbacks was founded by the University of Arkansas in the United States. Arkansas Razorbacks was originally the name of the sports team of the University of Arkansas, and the registered trademark also evolved from it. As early as 2018, the board of directors of the University of Arkansas filed a lawsuit against the e-commerce sellers selling pirated Razorbacks, and the federal district judge ruled that 43 sellers each compensated 200,000 US dollars that week, with a total compensation of 8.6 million US dollars. In 2021, the brand also filed a case to defend its rights, and several sellers in China suffered account freezing, which shows the depth of its compensation! After a lapse of one year, ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS filed a case again, and the compensation will continue to rise. On September 2, the trademark report was mailed to the Patent and Trademark Office of Alexandria. Sellers should carefully check and remove it in time!
Basic information of the case
CaseNo.: 22-cv-4688
Time of filing the case: September 1, 2022
Brand: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, a body political and corporate.
Plaintiff brand: ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
Plaintiff’s law firm: Keith
brand introduction
The University of Arkansas was founded in 1871, and the brand of Razorbacks was founded by the University of Arkansas in the United States. Arkansas Razorbacks was originally the name of the sports team of the University of Arkansas, and the registered trademark also evolved from it. Arkansas Razorbacks is the University of Arkansas football team named by former Arkansas football coach Hugo Bezdek in 1909, when he called his players “a wild boar team”. Since then, the university has identified its logo as “RAZORBACKS” and the design logo of the red running pig.
As early as 2018, the board of directors of the University of Arkansas filed a lawsuit against the e-commerce sellers selling pirated Razorbacks, and the federal district judge ruled that 43 sellers each compensated $200,000 that week, with a total compensation of $8.6 million. The final compensation will be paid by Paypal and other payment accounts of the defendant seller. Nate Hinkel, a spokesman for the University of Arkansas, said in a statement that the ruling was a major victory in the process of maintaining the brand of the University of Arkansas, and it also sent a strong warning message to other pirated businesses that endangered the brand and reputation of the University.
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