Lumen21 Files Trademark Suit Over Rival’s 2020 ‘Lumen’ Rebrand

March 17, 2025, 6:51 PM UTC

Information technology firm Lumen21 Inc. filed a trademark lawsuit against Lumen Technologies Inc., four and a half years after telecommunications company CenturyLink Inc. adopted the new brand.

Consumers and others in the IT services industry have experienced actual confusion due to Lumen Technologies’ infringement, Lumen21’s complaint filed Friday in the US District Court for the Central District of California said.

Lumen 21 allegedCenturyLink knew of its trademarks when the publicly traded Louisiana company started selling IT services under the new name.

Nevada-based Lumen21 registered a stylized word trademark in 2017 and word mark in 2022, both of which it claimed ...

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