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27 July 2020TrademarksMuireann Bolger

Commodores win trademark battle at US federal circuit

The Commodores Entertainment Corporation (CEC) has won its trademark dispute against one of the original members of the US funk and soul band, the Commodores, after the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled in its favour on 23 July.

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