Super Bowl

Contest insurance, part one: Get it or regret it

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 2/20/2013

Recently I have helped several clients with contests that seemingly required entrants to do the impossible to win a prize. One promotion required contestants to guess a six-digit code that would open a safe. Another involved...more

Alabama: Super Bowl Week Turns Into Brain Injury Forum

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 2/4/2013

We discussed some of the most serious consequences of football earlier this week. As we go into Super Bowl weekend, it's clear that the dangers and risks of this game are on people's minds; from the players' to the...more

This Is Our Super Bowl Blog Post. Now Come and Get Us, NFL!

by Ken Basin | Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 2/4/2013

Unless you live here, I’m assuming you’re aware of a little football game taking place this weekend between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. (And maybe, just maybe, you might have heard something — but...more

The Super Bowl XLVII Ads, Our Takes

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 2/4/2013

So, another Super Bowl is now in the books, and another collection of Super Bowl ads has aired. Next time there is a 35-minute delay resulting from a power outage, my vote is to watch more ads instead of watch and listen to...more

Super (Bowl) Sunday, Ads Coming Soon

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 2/1/2013

Looks like the V Bar at The Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, is having some sort of function on “Super Sunday” – February 3rd (that date sounds familiar)...more

NFL Sacks Football Fan’s Effort to Trademark ‘Harbowl’

by Jeff Ifrah on 1/31/2013

When the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers won their NFL conference championship games, a Super Bowl matchup emerged with a great storyline — the opposing head coaches are brothers. An interesting legal question has...more

Free Speech and The Super Bowl

by Derek Allen | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 1/30/2013

Litigation and the Super Bowl go together in modern America like litigation and, well, anything (e.g. tattoos, Bill Russell) in modern America. But since the Super Bowl is on most of our radars for the next few days,...more

NFL Thwarts Ownership of Harbowl TM

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 1/28/2013

As many have written about before me, the NFL is quite protective of its rights in the SUPER BOWL trademark, so much so that some think it has earned the pejorative ”trademark bully” label, so I spilled a little digital ink...more

Reminder - Super Bowl Advertising and Use of the Word "Super Bowl"

by Gene La Suer, Sharon Malheiro | Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/15/2013

With the "Super Bowl" coming up in February, it's time for a reminder that the term "Super Bowl" is a trademark owned by the NFL and licensed to advertisers and the network that carries the game....more

Is A Super Sports-Betting Upset Brewing?

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 10/18/2012

In its early stages, NCAA, et al. v. Christie, has taken on the appearance of Super Bowl XXXVI. As in Super Bowl XXXVI, the NCAA, NFL and other sports leagues, who filed the case to prevent Governor Chris Christie from...more

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