There’s only one certainty in this lawsuit: Morgan Stanley is going to win.
The Wall Street titan accused Morgan Stanley Capital of improperly using the 83-year-old investment bank’s trademark and name. The entity, MSC, allegedly filed for a charter in Delaware in 2015 and tried to register itself in China.
“Morgan Stanley greatly values its name and trademarks, and protects them to maintain its reputation as one of the most respected companies in financial services worldwide,” according to the lawsuit, filed Nov. 5 in the Delaware Chancery Court.
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To sway a federal judge, both sides have tried to bolster their arguments by pointing to Facebook, joint production agreements, news articles and more.
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The ruling bolsters firm’s bid to push employees into private arbitration system. The advisor intends to appeal.
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MSC also tried to use the Morgan Stanley name in job postings on the internet, according to the lawsuit. A phone number for MSC couldn’t immediately be found, and there’s no lawyer listed for the company in court records.
To be sure, Morgan Stanley doesn’t have a complete lock on its name. Until earlier this year, one of its
