Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. We hope you...more
5/11/2022
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Contests & Promotions ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Golf Courses ,
Libel ,
Online Gaming ,
Online Platforms ,
Sports ,
Sports Gambling ,
State Constitutions ,
TCPA
Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. In this issue,...more
7/1/2021
/ Advertising ,
Brand ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Inherently Dangerous Activities ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Negligence ,
Patents ,
Sports ,
Standard of Care ,
Super Bowl ,
Trademarks
Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials.
NJ Gaming...more
Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. In this issue,...more
9/2/2020
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Article III ,
ATDS ,
Basketball ,
Bodily Injury ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Domain Names ,
DuPont Factors ,
Gambling ,
Hockey ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Lanham Act ,
Monopolization ,
Negligence ,
Nike ,
Robocalling ,
Slogans ,
Sponsorship Agreements ,
Sports ,
Sports Apparel ,
Standing ,
State Law Tort Claims ,
TCPA ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Video Games
Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. Your feedback,...more
1/17/2020
/ Amended Complaints ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Athletes ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Contract Termination ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Implied Warranties ,
Manufacturing Defects ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Product Defects ,
Service Contracts ,
Sherman Act ,
Spectator Sports ,
Sports ,
Strict Liability
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10/29/2019
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Data Collection ,
Fair Use ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Federal Trademark Register ,
Football ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Online Gaming ,
Opt-Outs ,
Privacy Policy ,
Sports ,
Sports Betting ,
Sports Gambling ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Trademarks ,
Universities ,
USPTO
Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. We hope you...more
7/9/2019
/ Anti-Doping Issues ,
Athletes ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Fair Use ,
Fitbit ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Music Industry ,
NFL ,
Sports ,
Summary Judgment ,
Super Bowl ,
Ultimate Fighting Championship ,
USADA
Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials...
Topgolf...more
5/28/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Injuries ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Copyright ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Golf ,
Gym Memberships ,
Indemnification Clauses ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
License Agreements ,
Membership Agreements ,
Nike ,
Patents ,
Sports
Welcome to Three Point Shot, a newsletter brought to you by the Sports Law Group at Proskauer. Three Point Shot brings you the latest in sports law-related news and provides you with links to related materials. We hope you...more
3/4/2019
/ Assumption of the Risk ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Class Action ,
Hockey ,
Jury Trial ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Negligence ,
Product Defects ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sports ,
Sports Injuries
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12/21/2018
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Claim Construction ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
DMCA ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Fashion Design ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Sports ,
Sports Apparel ,
State Law Claims ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
In Three Point Shot, we will attempt to both inform and entertain you by highlighting three sports law-related items and providing you with links to related materials. We hope you enjoy this and future issues. Any feedback,...more
8/3/2018
/ Consumer Confusion ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Football ,
Gross Negligence ,
Indemnification ,
Inherently Dangerous Activities ,
Sports ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks
Can a High School Football Coach Say a Hail Mary after a Hail Mary?
High school football coach Joseph Kennedy was not instructing his quarterback to take a knee in victory formation to run down the clock. Instead, in an...more
4/12/2018
/ Appeals ,
Athletes ,
Attorney's Fees ,
First Amendment ,
Football ,
Patent Litigation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Royalties ,
School Sports ,
Sports ,
Title VII ,
Trademarks
Showdown over Mayweather – McGregor Streaming Glitches Knocked out of District Court -
All boxing fan Victor Mallh ("Mallh" or "Plaintiff") wanted for the holidays this year was a chance to stand toe-to-toe with...more
12/22/2017
/ Appeals ,
Athletes ,
Boxing ,
Brand ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Confusion ,
Lanham Act ,
License Agreements ,
Logos ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Retailers ,
Showtime ,
Sports ,
Terms of Use ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
"12th Man" Suit Forces Aggies to Call an Audible on Traditional Copyright Defenses -
Texas A&M University's "12th Man" is at the center of a legal blitz facing the University's Athletic Department. On January 19, 2017,...more
6/29/2017
/ Books ,
Class Action ,
College Athletes ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Eleventh Amendment ,
False Advertising ,
First Amendment ,
Football ,
Lanham Act ,
MGM ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Movies ,
Online Magazines ,
Personal Care Products ,
Settlement ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Sports ,
State Universities ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Ski Manufacturer Chills Bode Miller's Comeback -
World champion skier and six-time Olympic medalist Samuel "Bode" Miller had his eye on coming out of retirement for the 2016-17 season before a contract dispute with his...more
2/13/2017
/ Athletes ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Doping ,
Golf ,
Golf Courses ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Insurance Industry ,
Libel ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Soccer ,
Sponsorship Agreements ,
Sports ,
Summary Judgment ,
Sweden ,
Termination ,
Underwriting
In Partial Trademark Victory over Chinese Sportswear Company, MJ Posterizes Unauthorized User of Chinese Version of His Name -
In Game 3 of the first round of the 1991 NBA Eastern Conference playoffs between the New York...more
12/24/2016
/ Appeals ,
Basketball ,
Breach of Contract ,
Broadcasting ,
Burden of Proof ,
China ,
Coaches ,
College Athletes ,
Copyright ,
Counterfeiting ,
Damages ,
Declaratory Relief ,
Disgorgement ,
Federal Trademark Register ,
Football ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Lanham Act ,
Michael Jordan ,
Misappropriation ,
Negligent Supervision ,
Passing Off ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sports ,
Statutory Damages ,
Supreme Peoples Court ,
Surviving Spouse ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition ,
Universities ,
Waiver of Liability ,
World Chess ,
Wrongful Death
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
/ Advertising ,
Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Award Challenges ,
Athletes ,
Baseball ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Terms ,
Dismissals ,
Exculpatory Clauses ,
Fitness ,
Franchises ,
Gym Memberships ,
Indemnification Clauses ,
Judicial Deference ,
Judicial Review ,
Lack of Authority ,
Membership Agreements ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Invalidity ,
Patents ,
Pre-approval ,
Prior Art ,
Release of Liability ,
Reversal ,
Settlement ,
Soccer ,
Sports ,
Waiver of Liability
800-Meter Champion Berian Eventually Outpaces Nike Endorsement Suit... Or Did He?
World 800-meter champion Boris Berian is seemingly capable of out-running just about anything these days. Berian is just a year removed...more
8/1/2016
/ Applications ,
Athletes ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cease and Desist ,
Celebrity Endorsements ,
Coaches ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Cybersquatting ,
Dilution ,
Improper Venue ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Nike ,
Olympics ,
Public Schools ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
Sponsors ,
Sports ,
Sports Apparel ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Underwriting ,
Willful Infringement ,
Wiretapping
Showtime and Top Rank Slug It out over "Fight of the Century" -
Who said boxing was dead?
Fight fans still bitter over the May 2015 Floyd Mayweather–Manny Pacquiao bout that was far more mega-bore than mega-brawl...more
6/23/2016
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Boxing ,
Breach of Contract ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Chapter 11 ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Damages ,
Dismissals ,
False Endorsements ,
FRCP 9(b) ,
Indemnification ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Lanham Act ,
License Agreements ,
Manny Pacquiao ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Right of Publicity ,
Samsung ,
Showtime ,
Sports ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
World Cup
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
/ Contempt ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Lanham Act ,
Lululemon ,
Patent Infringement ,
Petition For Rehearing ,
Photographs ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Sports ,
Sports Apparel ,
The Copyright Act ,
Unfair Competition
"Wild Thing" Forced to Tap Out in Battle against ESPN - Last month, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals forced former professional wrestler Steve "Wild Thing" Ray to tap out in his battle against ESPN by dismissing the...more
6/2/2015
/ Appeals ,
Barry Bonds ,
Broadcasting ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
ESPN ,
HBO ,
Infringement ,
Right of Publicity ,
Showtime ,
Sports ,
Wrongful Conviction
Florida Broker Denied Assist in Argentine Soccer Media Rights Deal -
2014 has been a decent year for soccer – ahem, fútbol – in Argentina. An Argentine club team (San Lorenzo) won the 2014 Copa Libertadores, South...more
"Yep," Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Wins Final Knockout in Copyright Infringement Suit -
Facedown on the canvas, the boxer slowly opens his eyes. His ears still ringing from the punch that knocked him down, he can vaguely...more
Sports and Hollywood have long been inextricably linked – many athletes want to be and even become actors, countless actors have lived out their athletic fantasies on the silver screen, and it is no secret that athletes and...more
11/29/2013
/ Class Action ,
Copyright ,
Critical Habitat ,
Endangered Species ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
False Advertising ,
Infringement ,
Laches ,
Lance Armstrong ,
Movies ,
NBA ,
NFL ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
SCOTUS ,
Sports ,
Tattoos