Trademark friction evinces growing commercial stakes in US higher education
By Melissa Ritti ( August 20, 2026, 20:43 GMT | Comment) -- US colleges and universities have long protected their intellectual property, but a series of recent trademark disputes show how aggressively some are enforcing their rights — including against each other.As they seek to exert greater control over some of their greatest institutional assets, US colleges and universities are finding themselves on opposite sides of the aisle in trademark litigation over abbreviations, logos and even color schemes....
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