Did you know when you join the Sports and Entertainment Law Section (“SEL”) of the North Carolina Bar Association, you gain access to our membership directory? Our membership consists of lawyers who represent sports and entertainment clients, serve as counsel to organizations engaged in the multi-billion-dollar sports and entertainment industry, and wish to broaden their […]
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the Section: That’s So Punny! Trademark Rights in Puns and Wordplay We Got The Beet: Trademark Claims and Puns Lessons from Antonio Brown’s Dismissal: Don’t Fumble the Morals Clause ‘The Slants’ Founder Explains Trademark […]
By Various Authors UPDATE: California Senate Bill 206 Moves Closer To Becoming Law Emojis Have Unsettled Grammar Rules (and Why Lawyers Should Care) Even Kirk Herbstreit Thinks THE Ohio State Is Being THE Silliest With Its ‘THE’ Trademark Application Football, gambling and advertising: The opposite of a young man’s game USPTO Gets One Right: Refuses […]
By Kelly Ryan Sports Law Panel In a casual setting, come and listen to a truly star studded panel discuss legal issues in sports, leveraging their law degrees and what Carolina Law means to them. Date Thursday, October 10, 2019 Time 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Location The Blue Zone Kenan Memorial Stadium 104 Stadium Drive […]
Will Student-Athletes on F-1 Visas be Affected by the Fair Pay to Play Act ? Unearthing the Pitch-side Mole: How to Protect Confidential Information in Sport Hogan Lovells Reps Prokhorov in Sale of Brooklyn Nets Stake Led Zeppelin Backed by U.S. Government Brief in ‘Stairway’ Case NCAA Adds, Then Modifies, Certification Requirements for Agents Title […]
By Brandon J. Huffman Dear Members of the Sports & Entertainment Section: I am so honored that you have given me the privilege to serve as chair of the Section this bar year. It’s an interesting time to be chair. Younger attorneys (I still think of myself this way) are often looking to technology and […]
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the Section: Sports Shorts Blog – The Gender Pay Gap and the Women’s World Cup Whose Game is On? Carrie Underwood and NBC Sued Over SNF Song Senate Bill Proposes Equal Pay for U.S. […]
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the Section: Judge: Law applies to sports betting, not lotteries Nike may not have a lot to gain taking on Toronto Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard over ‘Klaw’ logo Antitrust Tripwires: Legal Expert Explains Sports Betting […]
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the Section:
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the Section: March Madness! Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Massive Cyberattack After Basketball Game Loss – Higgins v. Kentucky Sports Radio Horse Race Announcer Sues Over Bill Murray Film That Included His Trademarked Tagline Sponsorship […]