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One Bank’s $1 Million Naming Mistake

One Bank’s $1 Million Naming Mistake

August 04th, 2010
Alliance Bank has prevailed in a trademark lawsuit against Customers 1st Bank who must now destroy all materials containing the Customer 1st name and find  
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Credit Union Sues Bank Over Trademarked Scarlet Letter

Credit Union Sues Bank Over Trademarked Scarlet Letter

July 16th, 2009
Trademarked red ‘M’ triggers lawsuit Two Pennsylvania financial institutions will square off in court over who can — and can’t — use a big, red  
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Credit Union Picks ‘Aventa’ as New Moniker

Credit Union Picks ‘Aventa’ as New Moniker

June 05th, 2009
Colorado Springs Credit Union has changed names and become Aventa. The credit union Nearly 40% of the credit union’s membership no longer lives in Colorado  
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Get Your Financial Trademark Now, Before It’s Too Late

Get Your Financial Trademark Now, Before It’s Too Late

February 25th, 2009
Financial Trademarks 1976-2008 In 1996 there were just 67,000 Class 36 trademarks on file with the USPTO. But in the last decade, that number has  
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How To Look Up Your Financial Trademark in 10 Easy Steps

How To Look Up Your Financial Trademark in 10 Easy Steps

December 11th, 2008
There are thousands of financial institutions across North America who leave some of their most valuable assets virtually unprotected. We’re talking about their trademarks —  
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Ohio Bank Learns Hard Lesson About Trademark Law

August 19th, 2008
For 120 years, people in Ohio knew their bank simply as “OV.” Not any more. The bank was forced to change names by one of