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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 18
NOTUS Drops The Star Rebrand After 1-Month Trademark Fight
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 18

NOTUS Drops The Star Rebrand After 1-Month Trademark Fight

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 18

Summary

  • NOTUS said Thursday it will abandon plans to rename itself The Star after settling a trademark lawsuit with rival outlet The Washington Star.
  • May's suit argued readers could confuse the two Washington publications because of their similar names, location and reporting focus; settlement terms beyond the name change were not disclosed.
  • Both sides will pay their own legal costs, according to a court filing, while NOTUS said it is still working toward a new name.
  • The dispute followed NOTUS's April rebranding push and The Washington Star's relaunch last month under owner Dovid Efune, reviving a newspaper that stopped printing in 1981.

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