ASU Files Trademark Infringement Suit Over Instagram 'Hoax-19' Account

Mealey's (August 25, 2020, 10:11 PM EDT) -- PHOENIX — An Instagram page promoting a "Hoax-19" party at Arizona State University (ASU) and calling the novel coronavirus pandemic a hoax prompted the university to file a trademark infringement complaint in Arizona federal court on Aug. 20 against a John Doe that created the Instagram account, which features ASU's trademarks, and Facebook Inc., which owns Instagram LLC (Arizona Board of Regents v. John Doe, et al., No. 20-1638, D. Ariz.)....