A student at the School of Law at Louisana State University is being sued (login required use: paxtonland|paxtonland) by the university. Claiming trademark infringement and requesting an unspecified amount of money and the law school’s legal fees as a result of the website he maintains. The website in question is a information site about LSU’s law school and has info, links, schedules, as well as some slight negative propaganda (not slander hopefully) about the school.
Assuming that he makes money from the website, the school seeks to stop him from representing the site as an LSU entity as well as recoup losses.
This stuff is so typical and common. I understand the position that the university has taken up, really I do. I also understand why this indivudual is digging in his heels and fighting. What better publicity for a young attorney? After all, in many forms of law, it’s all about publicity to distinguish yourself among your client/case hungry peers. These idiots handed him his career on a golden platter. A wise young man will ride this out and make his name a household word in that state.
Might I make a suggestion to the young barrister: Get bumper stickers printed that say “LSU Law Eats Its Young.” Make sure they are in purple and gold too.