Capital One Financial Corp. accused Capital 1 Finance Consultants LLC of infringing various trademarks, in a lawsuit in Texas federal court.
Capital One, which has done business under the name since 1994, alleged that Capital 1, a Houston-based lender, knowingly disregarded its trademark rights through its homophonous name. Capital 1 started using its name in 2017 for credit-score, credit-management, life-insurance, and commercial-loan services, Capital One alleged in its complaint.
Capital One is arguing that various word and design trademarks incorporating its name qualify as famous marks. Such marks are protected beyond the specific class of goods or services for which ...
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