Tag Archives: trademark infringement

The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down a ruling in favor of FDNY concluding that a trademark owned by an FDNY paramedic in the name of "Medical Special Operations Conference" cannot be enforce because it is descriptive.

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The City of Chicago has settled a trademark infringement suit it filed against Fire Department Coffee, Inc. over the use of a logo that it claimed was deceptively and confusingly similar to the Chicago Fire Department logo. The city filed in January 2020 alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition.

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A federal court has upheld in part and denied in part a trademark infringement suit brought by the City of New York against a vendor who refused to stop selling FDNY and NYPD t-shirts and memorabilia. The city sued Blue Rage, Inc. doing business as The Cop Shop alleging it sold “a wide variety of unlicensed, infringing merchandise bearing the NYPD and FDNY Trademarks.”

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A Minnesota city is suing a former firefighter to stop him from marketing himself as a city firefighter and using of a photo depicting him in turnout gear to promote a non-profit business.

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It is not often that we have the opportunity to discuss trademark law here at Fire Law Blog, but a lawsuit filed earlier this year by the International Association of Fire Fighters alleges trademark infringement as well as a variety of related claims. The IAFF filed suit last month against Rescue Tees.com, LLC and its owner, Theresa Meyer, alleging trademark infringement...

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