Supreme Court Grants Cert in American Needle v. NFL – an Analysis

By Marc Edelman   Earlier this week, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case American Needle v. National Football League for purposes of determining whether the NFL clubs' collective licensing of individual club trademarks is exempt from antitrust scrutiny under the single entity defense. The Supreme Court's decision to hear this case was likely influenced by the fact that it marks one of just a few times that both a plaintiff and defendant have requested the Court's review.