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Logo Dispute

Posted Tuesday --- December 4, 2007

Wisconsin, Washburn wrangling in court over 'W' logos

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- This legal dispute is brought to you by the letter 'W'.

UW Madison is suing a Kansas university over the its trademarked 'W' logo.

Washburn University in Topeka uses a 'W' to promote its athletics teams.

Wisconsin's trademark infringement lawsuit alleges Washburn's 'W' is too similar to the Badgers' logo.

The lawsuit attempts to bar Washburn from using the letter and seeks compensation for profits Washburn earned on its logo, as well as punitive damages.

UW Madison has aggressively defended the logo used by its athletic teams since 1990, but it has never taken another school to court, until now.

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by BREAD Location: Bakery on Dec 7, 2007 at 11:12 AM

it is too similar the simbols are to close... Washburn should've known they would get into this dispute b/c they are to similar....thats just my point of vue, pl

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by t Location: jvl on Dec 6, 2007 at 03:54 PM

that is just stupid. the letter is a box W and is in blue and doesnt have a tilt angle to it. get real

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