"Unreasonable and Illogical"

As a follow-up to my last post, I notice that a three judge panel just ruled (and it hardly needs any further commentary):

[Erik Hjelle] testified repeatedly that by using the phrase “Maplewood Police and Fire Endorse Rebecca Cave,” he intended to communicate that Ms. Cave had the support of all Maplewood firefighters. Neither Hjelle nor the MFA have the authority to speak for the Department or the MPFA, and the evidence is undisputed that neither of these organizations has agreed to endorse Ms. Cave . . .

Mr. Hjelle testified that he relied on the Fire Chief’s apparent permission to allow paid-per-call firefighters to use the phrase “Maplewood Fire” on T-shirts and other apparel as the basis for believing that he could use the same phrase in an endorsement. This extrapolation is unreasonable and illogical, as are his efforts to seek trademark protection, on his own behalf, for a phrase and logo used by the City of Maplewood to identify its Fire Department.

Update: The OAH now has the text of the judges' findings in easy-to-browse HTML.