While it remains to be seen whether he can work with the NFL to create a new Collective Bargaining Agreement to replace the one set to expire after this season, new NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith is already having a positive impact on other fronts. ...
A federal judge from the District of Maine has denied a motion filed by Edens Technologies, LLC to vacate an adverse ruling against Edens in a patent dispute. Edens, the defendant, had asked the court to vacate an interlocutory summary judgment on liability...
A federal judge from the District of Maine has denied a motion filed by Edens Technologies, LLC to vacate an adverse ruling against Edens in a patent dispute. Edens, the defendant, had asked the court to vacate an interlocutory summary judgment on liability...
A federal judge from the Northern District of Illinois has found that Nike did not intentionally wait to file an amended answer, affirmative defenses and counterclaims in a patent lawsuit involving a Japanese company. Specifically, the court held that Nike was...
A federal judge has dismissed the claim of a sports equipment manufacturer after concluding that a partial settlement between the plaintiff and a rival manufacturer has rendered its patent infringement claim moot. The legal controversy began when Warrior...
A federal judge has dismissed the claim of a sports equipment manufacturer after concluding that a partial settlement between the plaintiff and a rival manufacturer has rendered its patent infringement claim moot. The legal controversy began when Warrior...
By Michelle Cooke As with any form of entertainment, a fan base is key to the success of sports teams. Fan dedication to a team will pack a stadiums game after game and pay for high priced box seats, and lead to the construction of luxury stadiums. Fan...
A federal judge in the District of Maine has ruled that Eden Technologies, a Michigan technology company, which produces a product that purports to analyze golf swings called the “Simulator,” has infringed upon the patents of a Maine technology company, Golf Tech,...
By Michelle Cooke As with any form of entertainment, a fan base is key to the success of sports teams. Fan dedication to a team will pack a stadiums game after game and pay for high priced box seats, and lead to the construction of luxury stadiums. Fan...
By Clark Palmer Michael Drucker has been working on trademark licensing issues at the Collegiate Licensing Company for 15 years. He’s been vice president and associate general counsel at the CLC for the past five years. Drucker coordinates the CLC’s...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied a request from the golf equipment company Acushnet for relief from a previously-granted permanent injunction. The injunction had halted sales of Titleist golf balls after the court found that...
A federal judge from the Middle District of Alabama has issued a permanent injunction against a man who manufactured, marketed and sold an oversized foam hand that infringed on the trademarks of Auburn University. The court concluded specifically that Auburn...
