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Broadcast Law Blog
MARCH 9, 2023
As faithful readers of this blog know, broadcasters, publishers and other businesses need to be wary about potential claims arising from their use of terms and logos associated with the tournament. Although the NCAA may use the federal registration symbol (®) with any of its federally registered marks, it is not obligated to do so.
Broadcast Law Blog
MARCH 8, 2022
With the 2022 NCAA Collegiate Basketball Tournament about to begin, as faithful readers of this blog know, broadcasters, publishers and other businesses need to be wary about potential claims arising from their use of terms and logos associated with the tournament (see, for instance, our articles last year about this same time, here and here ).
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Broadcast Law Blog
JANUARY 27, 2022
For the last six years, I have posted guidelines about engaging in or accepting advertising or promotions that directly or indirectly reference the Super Bowl without a license from the NFL. M the prior year) and these figures do not include income from ads during any pre-game or post-game programming. (In
The IP Law Blog
MARCH 2, 2021
Supreme Court issued numerous landmark decisions in 2020, among those—for trademark scholars and practitioners— Romag Fasteners, Inc. Considering the importance of Chinese manufacturing to global trade, the Chinese legal system and its evolving trademark enforcement system will likely cause companies to get creative. Fossil, Inc.
Broadcast Law Blog
MARCH 15, 2019
Alternate Title: March Madness Trademarks: It’s March Spring and You Do Not Want to Make the NCAA Mad Angry at You. For example: Readers may recall that the NCAA filed a trademark infringement action in 2017 against a company that ran online sports-themed promotions and sweepstakes under the marks “ April Madness ” and “ Final 3.”
Broadcast Law Blog
MARCH 14, 2017
Less than a week ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association filed a trademark infringement action in federal court against a company that runs an online sports-themed promotions and contests under the marks “April Madness” and “Final 3.” Accordingly, I am republishing last year’s blog post on this subject: It’s March Madness!
Patently O
MARCH 24, 2022
Editors note – I invited Professor Nina Mendelson (University of Michigan Law School) to author a guest post after reading her 2020 Admin. Smith & Nephew , set for argument in the Federal Circuit next week on remand from the Court, may well spawn another ruling with important implications for the administrative state.
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