Eastern District Heavyweight Bout Ends in Stunning Trademark Technical Knockout -
Floyd Mayweather and Connor McGregor's late-August 2017 matchup may be the most highly anticipated boxing event in decades. But while "The...more
8/15/2017
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Lanham Act ,
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Patent Infringement ,
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Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
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Trademarks ,
Ultimate Fighting Championship ,
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Premier League Takes the Pitch in Fight against Pirated Streams -
The United Kingdom's most popular soccer league is using skillful legal tackling to maintain possession of its intellectual property. The Football...more
4/14/2017
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Football ,
Illegal Digital Downloads ,
Injunctions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
IP License ,
Italy ,
Lanham Act ,
Lottery ,
Name and Likeness ,
Online Gaming ,
Patent Infringement ,
Piracy ,
Reputational Injury ,
Trademark Infringement ,
UDRP ,
UK ,
Unfair Competition ,
WIPO
Who's First in Ownership of the "Sweet Spot" Remains Unclear -
Baseball is often called a "game of inches," whether one is describing the strike zone, a close play at the plate, or a liner past third base that just kicks...more
11/10/2016
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Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
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Arbitration Award Challenges ,
Athletes ,
Baseball ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Terms ,
Dismissals ,
Exculpatory Clauses ,
Fitness ,
Franchises ,
Gym Memberships ,
Indemnification Clauses ,
Judicial Deference ,
Judicial Review ,
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Membership Agreements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patents ,
Pre-approval ,
Prior Art ,
Release of Liability ,
Reversal ,
Settlement ,
Soccer ,
Sports ,
Waiver of Liability
Keep Off the (Patented) Grass -
Maintaining a beautiful lawn usually requires a lot of work, unless you are friends with Edward Scissorhands or install a "Brady Bunch" lawn of artificial grass instead. Installing...more
12/14/2015
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Copyright Infringement ,
Lanham Act ,
Lululemon ,
Patent Infringement ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Photographs ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sports ,
Sports Apparel ,
The Copyright Act ,
Unfair Competition
Tiger Woods Misses the Cut in Golf Memorabilia Dispute -
Tiger Woods skipped The Masters this year for the first time in 20 years because he was recuperating from back surgery. But his back may not be the only source...more
5/19/2014
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Jury Verdicts ,
License Agreements ,
NFL ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Prior Art ,
Tiger Woods ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
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