TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - The University of Alabama will now own the trademark for "Houndstooth Mafia" under the settlement of a legal fight with a company that had manufactured merchandise with that logo ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the University of Alabama System board of trustees and its president pro tem against a Georgia-based company over use of the houndstooth pattern after the ...

Under orders from a federal judge in Birmingham, the national board that hears trademark appeals last week tossed out its precedent-setting opinion that the University of Alabama doesn't hold special ...

Trademark proceedings are contentious proceedings, but the battle for registration of the HOUNDSTOOTH MAFIA trademark has been largely overshadowed by the now-ended dispute between the Trademark Trial ...

Houndstooth is the latest “wow” in decorating, as well as in fashion. The distinctive houndstooth pattern originated in Scotland in the 1800s as a woven-wool fabric traditionally worn by shepherds as ...

The University of Alabama System board of trustees and its president pro tem Paul W. Bryant Jr. have filed a federal trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit in an effort to prevent a ...

The houndstooth design, seen on many a carrier bag, is known throughout Australia as belonging to David Jones. But it’s almost unique. That’s because it’s one of a small number of marks, colours and ...