The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans, considered a case brought against the Smack Apparel Company, of Tampa, Fla., by four institutions -- Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Ohio State University, and the Universities of Oklahoma and of Southern California -- along with the Collegiate Licensing Company. The court ruled last week that Smack's use of those universities' colors on its T-shirts could mislead consumers into thinking that the apparel was from the universities.