Legal Opinion
Florida International University Board of Trustees v. Florida National University, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 2016No. 15-11509PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
At issue in this trademark case is whether Florida National University, Inc. (“FNU”), infringed the trademark rights of Florida International University (“FIU”) in its registered trademark “FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UN-VERSITY” or committed unfair competition when FNU changed its name from “Florida National College” to “Florida National University.” After thorough review and with the benefit of oral argument, we affirm the district court’s entry of final judgment in favor of FNU on ah claims.
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The parties stipulated to the following basic facts. Founded by the Florida…
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