Acxiom--R-- Wins Trademark Infringement Lawsuit.CONWAY, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1998--Acxiom(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM) announced that it was successful in a trademark infringement Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attaching to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensees (provided that such authorization was within the scope of the license). suit filed against Axiom, Inc., a New Jersey based company, in August, 1997. The case was tried in the United States District Court United States District Court In the U.S., any of the 94 trial courts of general jurisdiction in the federal judicial system. Each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, has at least one federal district court. , District of Delaware in February, 1998. In a 72-page opinion issued on November 16, 1998, the court held that Axiom, Inc. had infringed upon Acxiom's trademark and granted Acxiom's request that Axiom, Inc. be permanently enjoined from making any further use of the name "Axiom" as a business name, trademark or service mark. The court further ordered Axiom, Inc. to withdraw its application to register "Axiom" as a trademark or service mark, and to destroy all advertising, packaging, promotional materials and other items bearing the "Axiom" name. "We are extremely pleased with the decision," said Rodger S. Kline, Acxiom's Company Operations Leader. "Protection of our brands and the Acxiom name is of the utmost concern to us, and this suit makes a statement that we will take action to protect them." In holding that Axiom, Inc. had infringed upon Acxiom's trademark, the court determined that Axiom, Inc.'s use of the mark "Axiom" to identify its products or services was likely to create confusion concerning the origin of the products or services. Significantly, the court also held that there was a likelihood that investors would be confused by the similarity of the two names. Acxiom presented evidence at trial demonstrating several incidents of investor confusion which occurred when news reports of Axiom, Inc.'s declining stock price had been mistakenly attributed to Acxiom. Axiom, Inc. (Nasdaq: AXIM) develops, markets and supports integrated hardware and software systems which collect and process transaction information from telecommunications companies. Previously known as "Securicor Telesciences, Inc.," Axiom, Inc. adopted its new name in May, 1997, and its stock has been publicly traded since July, 1997. Acxiom provides a wide spectrum of data products, data integration services, mailing list An automated e-mail system on the Internet, which is maintained by subject matter. There are thousands of such lists that reach millions of individuals and businesses. New users generally subscribe by sending an e-mail with the word "subscribe" in it and subsequently receive all new services, modeling & analysis, and information technology outsourcing Information Technology Outsoucing or ITO is a company's outsourcing of computer or Internet related work, such as programming, to other companies. It is used in refence to Business Process Outsourcing or BPO, which is the outsourcing of the work that does not require so much services, as well as data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse and decision support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to major U.S. and international firms. Founded in 1969, Acxiom is headquartered in Conway, Arkansas Conway is the largest city and county seat of Faulkner CountyGR6, Arkansas. A 2005 special census indicated the population had risen to 52,430 [2]. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. , with operations throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom and France. |
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