MetLife Drops Restraining Order Request Against AT&T

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Hours after filing suit to prohibit AT&T Wireless from using “mLife,” MetLife withdrew its request for a temporary restraining order, according to a representative for the insurance company. In return, AT&T Wireless agreed to withdraw its application for a federal trademark for “mLife.”

The two companies are meeting to discuss the matter this week, MetLife representative Toni Griffin said.

On Friday, MetLife filed suit against AT&T Wireless asserting that the wireless provider’s new advertising was “confusingly similar” to its own.



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