AACRAO Files Lawsuit to Protect the Association's Trademarks

Lerner · Feb 12, 2006

AACRAO Files Lawsuit to Protect the Association's Trademarks

On January 25, 2006, AACRAO filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against American Universities Admission Program, Inc. (AUAP) and Jean-Noel Prade (defendants). The lawsuit alleges trademark infringement in violation of federal law, federal unfair competition and false designation of origin, and common law unfair competition under District of Columbia common law. In addition to seeking damages and a permanent injunction against AUAP and Prade, AACRAO is seeking a temporary restraining order to immediately enjoin AUAP and Prade from using any of AACRAO's trademarks, falsely representing that they have any affiliation with AACRAO or otherwise engaging in deceptive acts and practices in the conduct of its business.

False claims of membership in AACRAO, unauthorized uses of the AACRAO logo, and deceptive practices intended to mislead the public into believing that certain activities and/or services have been reviewed, approved, or accredited by AACRAO are a significant problem for the Association. AACRAO and other legitimate higher education organizations are under constant assault by diploma mills, fake accrediting bodies and/or credential evaluation mills. These entities typically attempt to misappropriate AACRAO's respected and reputable name to further their fraudulent and deceptive activities. Unfortunately, many such operations are beyond the reach of American law. Where AACRAO can take action, however, it will do so with the full force of the law to preserve the Association's reputation and its intellectual property rights in its trademarks.

Information on this pending action is posted on the AACRAO web site.

Complaint: http://www.aacrao.org/reporting/complaint.pdf

Temporary Restraining Order: http://www.aacrao.org/reporting/tro.pdf

Memorandum of Points and Authorities: http://www.aacrao.org/reporting/memo%20of%20points%20and%20authorities.pdf

You have probably encountered Jean Prade's name before. For example, the Oregon ODA site attributes control of a cluster of entities with "similar names including 'U Francophone' and 'Ecole Superior'" to Prade.

The domain registration for one of the"Sorbon" entities, www.sorbonedu.com, that existed early in 2004 was this:

Registrant:
Universite Robert de Sorbon
Chesa Meng
Schlarigna, GR 7505
Switzerland
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