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University Trademarks & Alumni Associations: How Far Is Too Far?

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With the recent emergence of Name Image Likeness ("NIL") compensation, alumni associations focused on raising funds to compensate student athletes have been on the rise. But alumni associations in some form or another have...more

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Broadcasts, Advertising, and Promotions Related to the 2024 NCAA Basketball Championships

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The NCAA national men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will begin on March 17, 2024 and end with the national championship games in early April. Broadcast stations often conduct promotions tied to these tournaments...more

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THE Biggest Collegiate Trademark News This Year: How Ohio State University Trademarked THE

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On June 21, 2022, after a nearly three-year long application process, The Ohio State University registered the trademark THE. The registration of the simple three-letter word has sparked controversy, several internet jokes,...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: What the Supreme Court Ruling in Alston v. NCAA Means for the Future of College Sports

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“The NCAA is not above the law.” Those seven words capped Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s searing concurring opinion issued in connection with Monday’s (June 21) unanimous (9-0) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alston v. National...more

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Arizona State University Sues Facebook and Instagram to Protect its Trademark

On Thursday, August 20, 2020, the Arizona Board of Regents filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona over an Instagram account that the University states are infringing upon its valuable...more

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Pepper Hamilton Higher Education "In Brief" Webinar Series: Intellectual Property Basics - What Every Higher Education...

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With a constantly evolving legal landscape, colleges, universities and independent schools encounter a vast spectrum of new topics on any given day. Pepper Hamilton's Higher Education Practice Group has created its "In Brief"...more

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Three Point Shot - October 2019

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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

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In Defense of Ohio State's Application to Register THE as a Trademark

The picture you see is of a shirt from my husband’s closet – a gift I gave him a few years ago. He is a big Ohio State Buckeyes fan, and this is sort of an inside joke for OSU football fans. The word THE superimposed on the...more

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