Monopoly ruling
The trademark on Monopoly, one of the world’s most popper board games, has been ruled invalid by a Federal Appeals Court which said that the word Monopoly is a generic term. The Appeals Court ruled against Parker Brothers and its parent company, General Mills, by reversing United' States District Judge Spencer Williams’ finding that a new game, Anti-Monopoly, and its makers had infringed on the Monopoly trademark and should be prevented from selling the game — San Francisco.
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Press, 1 September 1982, Page 28
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