ASU’s Trademark Claims Over ‘Hoax-19’ Instagram Account Dismissed

Mealey's (August 24, 2021, 1:08 PM EDT) -- PHOENIX — One year after Arizona State University (ASU) filed suit against a John Doe defendant who created an Instagram account that was critical of the university’s policies and practices related to COVID-19, an Arizona federal judge on Aug. 17 denied the university’s motion for default judgment and dismissed its trademark-related claims, finding that no reasonable consumer would have mistaken the account as being affiliated with the university....