Trademark case: Ascent Classical Academies v. Lands’ End, Inc., USA

The district court erred in interpreting the parties’ contract as unambiguously allowing the charter school network to use trademarks post-termination.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed and remanded the district court’s dismissal of a charter management organization’s trademark infringement complaint because the district court misinterpreted the contract between the parties. The appellate court held that the contract was ambiguous and remanded the matter for further proceedings to determine the scope of the trademark license (Ascent Classical Academies v. Lands’ End, Inc., No. 25-1132 (10th Cir. May 7, 2026)).

Case date: 11 May 2026
Case number: No. 25-1132
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law