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Business Law Trademarks

What Can An Advisory Opinion Do For You?

Last month, it was reported that prominent children’s store, Toys R Us, would be going after the trademark application filed by up-and-coming hair salon and boutique, Hair Are Us. On March 17, 2014, the popular hair extension business based out of Atlanta, Georgia –with additional locations in Miami, Florida and Los Angeles, California – filed […]

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Trademarks

HEITNER LEGAL Secures Onions And With A Kiss

Bill Raftery is a highly successful broadcaster known for his many catchphrases, the most prominent ones being “Onions” and “With a Kiss.” He has become one of basketball’s favorites off the court and was named to the Final Four broadcast team this past year. Raftery came to HEITNER LEGAL wondering if he could possibly trademark a […]

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Intellectual Property

Are You Ready For Some…JON GRUDEN FOOTBALL™?

This past week, news regarding an interesting trademark that was filed for nearly a year ago began making the rounds; it was reported that JON GRUDEN FOOTBALL received federal trademark protection after being officially registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Specifically, the trademark – which was officially registered on October 13, […]

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NCAA Violations Negligence

It’s Not What You Know

Recently, news broke that former escort, Katina Powell, wrote a book, Breaking the Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen. In it she alleges that between 2010 and 2014, a graduate assistant coach for the men’s basketball team at the University of Louisville, Andre McGee, paid her to provide strippers and sex for recruits of […]

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Negligence Sports Law

A Look At The First Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against DraftKings And FanDuel

A class action lawsuit led by plaintiff Adam Johnson has been filed in the Southern District of New York against DraftKings and FanDuel (two other class action lawsuits have been filed against DraftKings and FanDuel since, with more likely to come). The complaint alleges claims of negligence, fraud and misrepresentation, violation of the Kentucky Consumer […]

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NCAA Violations

NCAA Takes Strong Stance Against Daily Fantasy Sports

The growth in the daily fantasy sports space is astonishing. The number of people playing continues to grow exponentially with more than 8 million people projected to try daily fantasy sports in 2015. During the first week of the NFL season, industry leader DraftKings, had 200,000 new user sign-ups in one day. The industry is […]

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Criminal Issues Intentional Torts NCAA Violations Sexual Assault

Jonathan Taylor and the SEC’s New Policy

The story of a student-athlete getting into legal trouble and then transferring to a different program is not a new one. What is new is the way that conferences are beginning to handle those troubled student-athletes. In the wake of the Jonathan Taylor, University of Georgia and University of Alabama debacle, conferences across the country […]

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Sports Law

DraftKings Is Bringing Daily Fantasy To eSports

These days, it’s nearly impossible to watch any sporting event or program without seeing an advertisement for daily fantasy sports. The fantasy and gaming industry has seen enormous growth, and that trend looks to continue as one of the leading DFS providers moves into the new realm of eSports. DraftKings announced that it will be […]

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Copyright

Judge Rules ‘Happy Birthday’ Belongs To The People

For those in fear of violating Title 17 of the United States Code the next time they attend a friend’s birthday party, you are now in luck. This past Tuesday, United States District Judge George H. King ruled that Warner Music Group’s (“Warner/Chappell”) claim of copyright in the song “Happy Birthday” was legally ineffective, therefore […]