The former CEO of litigation funding company Oasis Legal Finance Operating Co. misused the company’s trademarks by branding his new ventures with “Oasis” after being fired, a Chicago federal court said.
Gary Chodes’ “Oasis Legal Finance Group” and “Oasis Disability Group” infringed Oasis’ trademarks, the court ruled Wednesday.
The court said Oasis is “arguably the most well-known brand nationwide for legal funding.” After Chodes was fired in 2013, he claimed to own the “Oasis” marks, and used the word on his new legal funding and Social Security disability advocacy services. Chodes and Nicolas Messé also created similarly named websites to ...
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