Froedtert Health sues Michels campaign for using trademark in political ads

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Froedtert Health is suing Republican Tim Michels campaign for governor for using the company's trademark logo in political advertisements.

On Tuesday, Froedtert Health filed a federal lawsuit alleging the Michels campaign ignored their repeated requests to stop using their logo on its website and in a political campaign advertisement without their permission.

The lawsuit states the campaign did not have authorization to use their trademark and "prohibits Froedtert from directly or indirectly participating in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for elective public office."

STATEMENT FROM MICHELS CAMPAIGN:

"We certainly had no intention of offending any of the recipients of Tim and Barbara’s generous philanthropy. We have modified the ad about the $15 million donation to the Medical College of Wisconsin, per Froedtert’s request, and expect this is the end of the matter. Politics shouldn’t sully efforts to cure rare cancers, a cause about which Tim and Barbara care deeply.”
--Michels Campaign Manager Patrick McNulty

STATEMENT FROM FROEDTERT:

Froedtert Health does not support or endorse any political campaign or candidate. As a not-for-profit organization, we are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. We do not comment on political campaigns, candidates or legal proceedings.
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