[JeffAtlanta]

Further more what is different for A&M from UT suing the City of Fort Worth for using a logo similar to the burnt orange longhorn logo or Paul McCartney suing major restaurant chains from their wait staff singing Happy Birthday(which caused other organizations to stop as well).

I don't know about the Texas situation, but A&M should have waited until after the superbowl. Their timing stinks and makes them look silly.

A trademark must be vigorously defended in order to remain valid which is why Paul McCartney defended his. A trademark holder cannot selectively defend the trademark or it will be vacated. As I said in an earlier post, that is why corporations have to go after mom and pop stores, churches, charities and high schools.

If a Coke didn't defend its trademark against the any churches or charities using it's trademark then it couldn't defend it against Pepsi either.

It is questionable if A&M has actually defended its trademark in this way.

[djf]

I am having trouble understanding how a non profit can even get a Trademark.