9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Trademark Suit Over Instagram ‘Hoax-19’ Account

Mealey's (May 17, 2022, 1:14 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. —  The sua sponte dismissal of a trademark infringement suit brought by Arizona State University (ASU) against the John Doe creator of an Instagram account that mocked the university’s Covid-19 policies was affirmed May 13 by a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel that found no error in a judge’s determination that there was no likelihood of confusion from Doe’s use of ASU’s trademarks....