Oprah Winfrey’s ‘Own Your Power’ Trademark Win Is Overturned
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Oprah Winfrey’s victory in a trademark-infringement case brought against her over the phrase “Own Your Power” was overturned by a federal appeals court.
The district court was incorrect in finding that Winfrey’s use of the phrase in her magazine, on her website and in an event constituted fair use under trademark law, the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said today. The judges sent the case back to the lower court.