Oprah Wins Round Two Trademark Infringement Case
Oprah Wins Round Two – Trademark Infringement Case Oprah Winfrey claimed a second victory against motivational speaker Simone Kelly-Brown in a trademark battle over the phrase “Own Your Power.” Kelly-Brown and her company, Own Your Power Communications, claimed Winfrey, and other named Defendants infringed on her trademark under both federal and state laws, and included a slew of other related claims. (Read the opinion here) Oprah Winfrey first won this case on a motion to dismiss, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the court’s order with respect to Plaintiffs’ trademark infringement, false designation of origin,… Read More