Insurer Attempts to “Sack” Coverage of Trademark Suit based on “Financial Quarterback” Term

Erie Insurance Exchange recently filed suit alleging that it has no duty to defend or indemnify a financial planning company facing claims in federal court for willfully infringing a rival’s marketing slogan trademarks. According to Erie, their policy explicitly precludes coverage for claims of infringement of copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret. Jalinski Advisory Group, Inc. has been marketing itself as “the financial quarterback” since 2009, and it formally registered “financial quarterback” as a trademark in April 2010. Follow the link for a detailed summary of the case and a copy of Erie's Complaint in Erie Insurance Exchange v. Franklin Retirement Solutions:  http://blog.wcmlaw.com/2019/01/insurer-attempts-to-sack-coverage-of-trademark-suit-based-on-financial-quarterback-term-pa/