Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Illinois

advertising with trademarked name

My wife worked at a hair salon (Fantastic Sams). She now works at another salon--in an ad she placed in paper she wrote underneath her picture (formerly from Fantastic Sams). Can she legally do this---they just called her and told her she can't because the name is trademarked----but all she is doing is mentioning where she worked previously.


Asked on 2/28/08, 8:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Donald R. Simon The EIP group

Re: advertising with trademarked name

In my experience, she can say that she is formerly with Fantastic Sam's. What she is saying is truthful and not disparaging against Fantastic Sam's.

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Answered on 2/29/08, 5:59 am


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