Intellectual Property
Apr. 10, 2019
Judge’s order examines alleged trademark infringement of pageant’s social media
A trademark dispute that’s scandalized the Asian beauty pageant market has led to an unusual argument in federal court about the intellectual property implications of commandeering a rival business’ social media accounts.





A trademark dispute that’s scandalized the Asian beauty pageant market has led to an unusual argument in federal court about the intellectual property implications of commandeering a rival business’ social media accounts.
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter of Santa Ana said this week a former employee’s unauthorized use of Miss Global Organization LLC’s Facebook and Instagram accounts isn’t clearly trademark infringement, calling t...
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