International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. v. Security University, LLC

POOLER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (“ISC2”) filed suit against defendants-appellees Security University (“SU”) and Sondra Schneider, alleging that SU’s use of ISC 2’s certification mark violated the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., and constituted infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1114, false designation of origin and false advertising under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and trademark dilution under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c), and that SU’s use of the mark constituted unfair competition under the Connecticut Unfair Trade…