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Tacoma News Tribune Reports on WAILERS Band Name Controversy

STL recently reported on a local band name case: the Wailers of Tacoma versus the Wailers of Jamaica. Yesterday, Tacoma’s News Tribune published a column on the controversy.

A copy of plaintiffs’ complaint is here. Defendants have not yet answered.

The case cite is Ormsby v. Barrett, No. 07-5305 (W.D. Wash.).

Posted on July 14, 2007 by

Michael Atkins in Band Name Disputes, Seattle Updates, Trademark Infringement |

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