Why Columbia Sportswear Is Suing Columbia University

Why Columbia Sportswear is suing Columbia University

The Oregon-based sportswear company said the university violated their trademark agreement.

Columbia Sportswear trademark lawsuit against Columbia University passes first test

A federal judge in Oregon has refused to dismiss a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Columbia Sportswear Co. against Columbia University and declined to move the case to New York.

Columbia Sportswear Keeps Ivy Rival on the Hook in Portland Trademark Fight

Columbia Sportswear just chalked up an early win on its home turf, after a federal judge in Oregon refused to toss the Portland company’s trademark lawsuit against Columbia University. The decision keeps alive a high-profile fight over whether the Ivy League school can slap the word “Columbia” by itself on campus gear, despite a 2023 coexistence deal that was supposed to keep the peace and avoid confusion at the cash register. Judge Keeps Case I…