Universities Engage in a Battle of the Birds

By Emily Bayton, ESQ   In 2001, after decades-long use of the full-bodied eagle design shown below (described by some as an “attack eagle”), the University of Southern Mississippi, or as its more commonly known Southern Miss, decided it was time to create a more streamlined design that better fit with Southern Miss’s future licensing plans.[1] The University of Iowa and The Board of Regents, State of Iowa v. The University of Southern Mississippi, Opposition No. 91164745 at 15-16 (Jul