Sony Ericsson announces resolution of trademark litigation initiated against Clearwire Corporation
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
May 13, 2011, London - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and its U.S.
subsidiary Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA) Inc. are pleased to
announce the resolution by agreement of trademark litigation initiated
against Clearwire Corporation and its primary operating subsidiary Clearwire
Communications LLC.
The litigation concerned Sony Ericsson's contention that Clearwire was
using logos which infringed upon and were confusingly similar to Sony Ericsson's
registered trademark - the logo used on every Sony Ericsson mobile phone.
Over the past year, Sony Ericsson grew concerned that Clearwire's logos were
moving progressively closer to Sony Ericsson's registered logo. Since Clearwire
also previously announced it would enter the field of mobile devices by
launching a smartphone, Sony Ericsson brought the litigation in January
2011 and sought a preliminary injunction against Clearwire to prohibit its
further use of the logos. In response, Clearwire represented to the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia that it had no present
intention to launch a smartphone. This representation effectively provided Sony
Ericsson with much of the emergency relief it sought.
Sony Ericsson remains focused on preventing consumer confusion and protecting
its trademarks, especially in the field of mobile devices.
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