Honeywell Trademark Can’t Be Used by Accused Cybersquatter

Honeywell International Inc. convinced a federal judge to permanently prohibit a similarly named company from imitating the technology giant’s trademark.

Honeywell Control Technology International Inc. must stop using the Fortune 500 company’s trademark and give its attorneys all advertisements, marketing materials, and stationary bearing the mark so they can be destroyed, according to an order filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Judge David N. Hurd’s default judgment order said Honeywell International’s allegations are sufficient “to substantiate the likelihood of consumer confusion that triggers a finding of irreparable harm and permits the award ...