Sports - IP

Our lawyers have handled sports industry lawsuits in the areas of copyright, trademarks, breach of contract and unfair competition. We have also assisted in several other areas:

  • Negotiated on behalf of an international mining giant for MLS stadium naming rights
  • Negotiated on behalf of an NBA team for naming rights
  • Worked with a national baseball association to ban baseball related internet gambling and college sports gambling
  • Acted on behalf of Umbro (UK based) on counterfeiting issues, infringement of trademark concerns and sponsorship disputes
  • Represented Chelsea Football Club (UK based) in relation to trademark issues
  • Acted for a major international race car organization in relation to its trademark portfolio, copyright issues and internet domain names
  • Advised a major television broadcaster with respect to World Cup sponsorship and promotional marketing rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cup competitions.

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Intellectual Property Client Services

McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Will and Emery