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Church says trademark lawsuit is about eliminating confusion caused by podcaster

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints noted in a court filing today that it is not trying to stop a podcaster who criticizes the faith from using the word “Mormon.” The church filed a lawsuit in April against “ Mormon Stories ” podcaster John Dehlin after mediation failed to resolve a dispute over whether his website illegally mimics church trademarks. Church of Jesus Christ files trademark complaint against podcaster for alleged imitation of brands The filing argued that Dehlin has committed trademark law’s cardinal sin by using similar marking and branding to confuse consumers, drawing many to his videos and podcasts under the ruse that they are official church products. The church contends that Dehlin intentionally, willfully and knowingly created confusion by using logos similar to the church’s and some of the church’s copyrighted photographs. It calls those actions are misleading. The church also claimed that Mormon Stories misappropriated its Christus logo. “Mr. Dehlin