Legal Opinion
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Phoenix International Software, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 2011No. 08-4164PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
This case presents complex questions about the law of trademark and the law of sovereign immunity, as the latter applies to a state university. The contending parties are Phoenix International Software, Inc., a small software developer, and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, which is an arm of the state of Wisconsin. Their dispute centers around two computer programs, each of which holds the registered trademark “CONDOR.” We delve into the details of the case below. For now, it is enough to say that two central issues have occupied us on appeal:…
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