Law Practice
Mar. 23, 2009
Stanford Sues Disgraced Financial Firm to Halt Use of its Name
Having the public confuse your name with that of a tennis or cricket team is one thing. But being confused with a disgraced financial firm accused of an $8 billion fraud is another, especially as banks and corporate giants get a public lambasting.
By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Having the public confuse your name with that of a tennis or cricket team is one thing. But being confused with a disgraced financial firm accused of an $8 billion fraud is another, especially as banks and corporate giants get a public lambasting. When Stanford University filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Houston-based Stanford Financial Group last fall, it claimed the compan...
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Having the public confuse your name with that of a tennis or cricket team is one thing. But being confused with a disgraced financial firm accused of an $8 billion fraud is another, especially as banks and corporate giants get a public lambasting. When Stanford University filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Houston-based Stanford Financial Group last fall, it claimed the compan...
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