Attorneys who specialize in intellectual property issues in the sports industry are taking a page from the teams that they protect. Last month, the Copyright Alliance, a coalition of major entertainment industry groups, announced the creation of a legal...
A federal judge has granted the discovery motion of a an artist, who sued New York University for copyright infringement after the athletic department allegedly used the plaintiff’s drawing of a cougar on various items, including clothing and memorabilia, without the...
A federal judge has granted the discovery motion of a an artist, who sued New York University for copyright infringement after the athletic department allegedly used the plaintiff’s drawing of a cougar on various items, including clothing and memorabilia, without the...
An Illinois state appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s ruling and found that a plaintiff suing the Big Ten Conference for breaching a confidentiality agreement involving the creation of a conference network has failed to define the alleged agreement with enough...
An Illinois state appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s ruling and found that a plaintiff suing the Big Ten Conference for breaching a confidentiality agreement involving the creation of a conference network has failed to define the alleged agreement with enough...
An Illinois state appeals court has affirmed a trial court’s ruling and found that a plaintiff suing the Big Ten Conference for breaching a confidentiality agreement involving the creation of a conference network has failed to define the alleged agreement with enough...
A magistrate judge from the Eastern District of Texas has granted TaylorMade Golf Company, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in a case in which the well-known golf equipment maker was sued by a smaller company for patent infringement. In so ruling, the court...
It is not inconceivable that the impasse between the National Football League owners and the NFLPA could have at least been alleviated if the parties played closer attention to a leak in their collective vessel. The leak involves the sale of counterfeit sports...
It is not inconceivable that the impasse between the National Football League owners and the NFLPA could have at least been alleviated if the parties played closer attention to a leak in their collective vessel. The leak involves the sale of counterfeit sports...
A South Carolina jury has sided with the Roger Cleveland Golf Company Inc. in what the company’s lawyers are calling a “landmark legal victory.” Based on the jury’s verdict, Judge Margaret B. Seymour of the United States District Court for South Carolina,...
A South Carolina jury has sided with the Roger Cleveland Golf Company Inc. in what the company’s lawyers are calling a “landmark legal victory.” Based on the jury’s verdict, Judge Margaret B. Seymour of the United States District Court for South Carolina,...
By Ben Mulcahy and Jonathan Sokolowski It’s that time of year again. College campuses around the country are buzzing, co-workers are whispering about office pools, and “bracketology” is the popular science of the day. The NCAA men’s basketball tournament...
