Stanfield v. Osborne Industries, Inc.

Stanfield (plaintiff) licensed his name for use in trademarks on heating pads manufactured by Osborne (defendant), but resigned from his position at Osborne just two months into the 15-year license and had no further contact with the company afterward; when the license expired, Osborne continued using the marks over Stanfield's objection, and he sued for infringement, while Osborne argued Stanfield had abandoned his rights through a naked license lacking any quality control.