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Jury sides with U. Kansas against local T-shirt seller
By Asher Fusco
University Daily Kansan,   U. Kansas
July 14, 2008

A federal jury ruled Monday that Joe-College.com must pay the University of Kansas $127,337 and stop selling 50 T-shirt styles because of trademark infringement.

The University originally alleged more than 200 of the store’s shirts violated KU’s trademarks, and asked for about $500,000.

“This is an important victory for the University of Kansas, its reputation and its students,” said Kansas athletics director Lew Perkins.

Perkins said the ruling would help Kansas maintain an important source of revenue -- T-shirt sales -- to help fund scholarships. Perkins said trademark revenue earned the University $1 million per year.

Joe-College.com will be allowed to sell about 75 percent of its shirts, including the “Muck Fizzou” design.

Copyright ©2008 University Daily Kansan via UWire



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