Ascendis Trademarks Targeted in Ascendia Infringement Lawsuit

Closely held Ascendia Pharmaceuticals asked a federal court to rule that three of its trademarks don’t infringe those of Ascendis Pharma, a different company with a similar name.

• Ascendia is seeking a court declaration that its continuing use of its name and trademark isn’t likely to cause confusion with Ascendis’s claimed trademark, according to complaint filed Monday in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey
  • There have been no reported instances of actual confusion caused by its use of the name and mark since 2013, complaint says
  • Ascendia also wants the court to rule Ascendis’s trademarks abandoned and to cancel ...