Is The Battle Over USFL Intellectual Property Much Ado About Nothing?

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer When last seen in court, the United States Football League was licking its wounds over a meritorious 1986 antitrust case against the NFL that netted it a whopping $1 in damages, trebled to $3, plus $5.5 million in attorney’s fees and costs. Failing to obtain the billions it sought from the NFL, the USFL promptly folded after completing just three seasons. Fast forward to June 3, 2021, when businesses known as The Spring League (TSL) and USFL Enterprises ann