The government of the Virgin Islands convinced a federal judge to cancel a nonprofit’s trademark registrations for “Virgin Islands Carnival” and “St. Thomas Carnival, " 2 1/2 years after an appeals court ruled they’re generic and unprotectable.
Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy dismissed VI Carnival Committee Inc.'s infringement claims, ruling for the government on all federal claims in an opinion issued Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands.
The decision concludes a four-year fight between parties that once collaborated to promote the internationally famed Carnival celebration.
St. Thomas Carnival dates back to at least ...