“Retro” Logos and Macy's Trademark Infringement Win

Most of the brands owned by retail conglomerate Macy’s are no longer in business, but those defunct department stores’ trademarks are still going strong. A federal judge ruled in an order granting partial summary judgment that Strategic Marks, LLC could not sell T-shirts bearing these department stores’ logos because their use constituted trademark infringement. Macy’s has owned many other retailers, including Abraham & Straus, Bamberger’s, The Bon Marché, and The Broadway. Marshall Fields, for instance, was a Macy’s retailer that had been in business since the 1800’s, but in 2006, all of those retailers were converted to Macy’s.

Can a store's trademark still be owned after it closes up shop? Read more about Trademark Infringement.

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In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas.  He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time.  Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.