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13 December 2019TrademarksSaman Javed

US court cancels Sturgis Motorcycle Rally TM after Walmart dispute

A US district court has ruled that a trademark owned by the organisers of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (SMR) for the word ‘Sturgis’ is invalid.

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