Steven Crowder’s company has filed a lawsuit against CNN and Jubilee, alleging trademark infringement over the use of his “Change My Mind” branding during a recent town hall featuring Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.
CREDIT: LWC Lawsuit Filing
The complaint, brought by LWC Assets IP, LLC, states that the company “owns all rights in the Change My Mind.” It claims the defendants used the trademark and associated format during the debate-style event with Talarico.
Steven Crowder tells me, “When you run out of any original ideas, you can’t just rip one off from the people you’ve attempted to silence for decades.”
CNN and Jubilee both DID NOT respond to requests for comment.
CREDIT: LWC Lawsuit Filing
The lawsuit asserts three primary claims: trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1); trademark counterfeiting under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(b), alleging the use of a spurious mark identical or substantially indistinguishable from the registered mark on the same type of political and entertainment services; and trademark dilution by blurring under 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c).
LWC Assets IP, LLC is seeking temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctions against further use of the mark or confusingly similar marks; actual damages and compensation for loss of goodwill; disgorgement of the defendants’ profits; treble damages or, alternatively, statutory damages of up to $2 million per counterfeit mark; a reasonable royalty; attorneys’ fees; costs; and pre- and post-judgment interest.
