The Florida Virtual School v. K12, Inc., Appellees

Summary

The court answered an Eleventh Circuit certified question affirmatively, holding that the Florida Virtual School’s statutory authority over its trademarks and its board’s status as a body corporate include authority to sue to protect those trademarks. The court reasoned that the specific, later-enacted enabling statute grants broad powers necessary to operate and improve the school and controls over the generally applicable statutes assigning the Department of State authority over state-owned intellectual property.