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Federal Court upholds citizen’s right to use Union County seal, calls threats baseless & awards $40K in fees

Posted onMay 7, 2015

Tina Renna, a transparency advocate whose focus is Union County government and who routinely reads aloud County resolutions on her TV program, was the plaintiff in this case and shared the story.  It’s important reading for all open government activists.  The key fact here:  Government seals / logos cannot be trademarked — true for government Read More …

CategoriesNews and CommentaryTagscopyright, government, logo, NJFOG, seal, Tina Renna, trademark, Union County, Union County Watchdog

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