Originally Posted by
gaybucks_chip
Well, I stand corrected.
Somebody at the US Patent and Trademark Office is asleep at the switch. They granted a trademark for the mark "NAU" to Northern Arizona University for the class 100.101.107, which is for providing educational services, but then they ALSO granted a trademark for the mark "NAU" to National American University. in the exact same class. That is a big no-no, and I can't believe that Northern Arizona University didn't object. There are several other NAU marks out there (cutlery, luggage, etc) but not in the same class as these two.
But the stupid thing is, the mark that Naughty American was trying to get was for "Fast Times at NAU", not for "NAU", and specifically was in the class of "adult entertainment website", not in the class of providing educational services. There's no case here. It would be like Delta Airlines claiming that Delta Dental couldn't use the same name "delta" because it would be too confusing; they are completely different trademark classes.
The people at National American University are treading on really thin ice. If Northern Arizona U gets wind of this, they will no doubt raise a stink, which will cause National American to lose their mark, since, as far as I know, you can't have two owners of identical trademarks in the exact same class, and Northern Arizona has had their mark a couple years before National American did.
This makes me want to put out a DVD called "National American Boys"
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