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Tag: MLB

Major League Baseball – SDNY Balks?

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-06-28 11:50:16. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA potentially troubling (from the teams’ point of view) thought from the Southern District of New York […]

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Trademarks and trademark law

MLB whiffs on the right of publicity

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2008-03-22 23:18:11. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAlec Rogers: In recent decades, Major League Baseball has made great strides in developing its business operation. […]

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Rights of Publicity and Personality
Shoeless Joe Jackson

Foul baller

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-04-09 07:50:26. Republished by Blog Post PromoterA former major leaguer goes from giving up runs to running from the law. From pitch counts […]

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Counterfeiting & Piracy, Everything else

Major League Baseball steals from customers

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-09-16 11:24:12. Republished by Blog Post PromoterCompelling blog post title, no? So typical of the bloated steroid brains running that business. Yes, guys, […]

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Sports Law

Best of 2006: Trademark City

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2015-01-19 19:30:38. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The Strategic Name Development blog reports that the naming rights to the New York Mets’ new […]

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Buildings and IP

The merger doctrine and copyright in data

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Ron Coleman

In the New York Law Journal: Copyright does not protect facts, but (with a few notable exceptions such as fashion design) it protects almost any […]

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Copyright Law

Bad moments in lawyer advertising

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Ron Coleman

Above the Law reports: Belluck & Fox is a nine-attorney law firm in Manhattan. The firm worked out a deal with the radio station that […]

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Law Practice and Profession

MLB, IP piggies, strike again

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Ron Coleman

Susan Scafidi writes about a guy who was stopped by Major League Baseball from selling “baseball shirts” that look like this (on the right): Huh? […]

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Trademarks and trademark law

Pure evil

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Ron Coleman

And it doesn’t even exactly involve the Red Sox: Various buildings overlook Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. Entities unrelated to the Cubs operate […]

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Brand Management and Branding

Baseball been very, very good to lawyers

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Ron Coleman

Do you remember the lawsuit by Major League Baseball over the use of — well, not statistics, exactly, but the rights of publicity in baseball […]

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Copyright Law, Fair Use, Free Expression

Blawg Review # 242

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-12-01 15:46:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Welcome to Blawg Review.  Cold, rainy, prematurely wintry greetings from metropolitan New York. No exclamation point. […]

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Virtually athletic

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Ron Coleman

Marc Edelman at Abovethelaw: On Friday, February 22, Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (“MLBAM”) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (“MLBPA”) filed a […]

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Trademark City

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-04-25 21:53:48. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe Strategic Name Development blog reports that the naming rights to the New York Mets’ new baseball […]

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Buildings and IP

Commercial, Trademark and Free Speech Litigation

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet) and legal issues related to blogging. That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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