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<blockquote data-quote="redwingillini11" data-source="post: 1328014" data-attributes="member: 9229"><p>This professor can't have it both ways. He wants to stop the University's use of the symbol in clothing, AND wants the University to assert its ownership control by preventing others' use of the symbol. It doesn't work like that. #1 The University can't prevent other organizations from designating Cheifs. But #2 if the University wants to maintain its ownership of the Chief Illiniwek trademark, they must continue to use it in commerce. Once they cease using the trademark in commerce, they abandon the trademark, and it becomes fair game for others to use it however they would like. The University appears to understand this, but it goes to show how much this opposition (one noisy professor) understands the issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redwingillini11, post: 1328014, member: 9229"] This professor can't have it both ways. He wants to stop the University's use of the symbol in clothing, AND wants the University to assert its ownership control by preventing others' use of the symbol. It doesn't work like that. #1 The University can't prevent other organizations from designating Cheifs. But #2 if the University wants to maintain its ownership of the Chief Illiniwek trademark, they must continue to use it in commerce. Once they cease using the trademark in commerce, they abandon the trademark, and it becomes fair game for others to use it however they would like. The University appears to understand this, but it goes to show how much this opposition (one noisy professor) understands the issue. [/QUOTE]
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