Six black fraternities and sororities have filed a federal lawsuit against Converse Inc., claiming the shoe company used their colors and founding dates on sneakers without permission. "Converse is using our trademark just as if they were to put Coca-Cola's marks on a shoe of theirs without asking to use it," said Michael Pegues, a Dallas patent attorney and Alpha Phi Alpha leader. Converse said in a statement that the company wants to resolve the matter but did not comment on the specific allegations.
June 01, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Six black fraternities and sororities are suing Converse Inc., claiming the shoe company used their colors and founding dates on sneakers without permission.
The lawsuit in federal court claims trademark infringement and unfair competition over Converse’s GREEKPAK basketball shoes, which it began selling in 2003 but isn’t selling anymore.
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