[1] As a consequence, while Leo Stoller, who has been labelled a "prototypical trademark troll" by intellectual property attorney Anna B. Folgers, had brought 47 trademark infringement suits as of 2007[update], no court had found any infringement and the Northern District of Illinois had enjoined him from filing new actions without the court's permission.
According to undercover reporting by the BBC, Never Give Up's representative, John Blanchard, sought tens of thousands of pounds to sell the trademarks back.
[7][8] In 2017, PBS member station WNED, which produced the Reading Rainbow series, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the show's former host, LeVar Burton.
[9] WNED took issue with the name of Burton's company RRKidz, and sought administrative control of its websites and social media accounts.
WNED also petitioned to stop Burton from using the Reading Rainbow catchphrase, "But you don't have to take my word for it," on his podcast.