With all the hype and chirping leading up to The Big Game, as one of the many who didn’t have a “horse” in the race, as someone just looking to enjoy an exciting and competitive game, I’ll borrow Richard Sherman’s infamous line (that he now apparently regrets, but I couldn’t help being reminded
Could Losing Copyright Protection Be The Key To Ending Stadium Subsidies?
– Derek Allen, Attorney –
Quentin Tarantino is suing Gawker Media because it leaked his script and Northwestern football players are attempting to unionize in yet another attack on the NCAA — two stories that would otherwise be right in my wheelhouse — but, it’s Super Bowl week so I’m pretty sure I’m constitutionally required
1ST & TEN at the Super Bowl: The Brand You Probably Don’t Know You Know
The NFL is known as a trademark monetizing machine, and this year’s “POT BOWL” is not without its share of trademark stories. It was recently reported that running back Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks makes six-figures (for charity) from licensing his BEAST MODE trademark. Both the Broncos and the Seahawks have battled with Texas A&M
Why One Brand Sponsors the Super Bowl
– Debbie Laskey, MBA
There has already been too much written, rewritten, and discussed about the funny vs. annoying vs. heartwarming ads, the surprising power outage and why it happened, and the close score of Sunday’s Super Bowl, so don’t worry. I’m not going to focus this post on any of that. Instead, I
The Super Bowl XLVII Ads, Our Takes
So, another Super Bowl is now in the books, and another collection of Super Bowl ads has aired. Next time there is a 35-minute delay resulting from a power outage, my vote is to watch more ads instead of watch and listen to sportscasters filling space with lame jokes about cell phone chargers causing
Super (Bowl) Sunday, Ads Coming Soon
Looks like the V Bar at The Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, is having some sort of function on “Super Sunday” — February 3rd (that date sounds familiar):
Here’s a question for those responsible for clearing the ad shown above: Why bother with attempting to invite imagination (especially when the
Fair Use of Super Bowl Trademark?
So, we have the Super Bowl on the brain, we’re not the only ones:
Free Speech and The Super Bowl
– Derek Allen, Attorney –
Litigation and the Super Bowl go together in modern America like litigation and, well, anything (e.g. tattoos, Bill Russell) in modern America. But since the Super Bowl is on most of our radars for the next few days, litigation and the Super Bowl it is.
As we all
NFL Thwarts Ownership of Harbowl TM
As many have written about before me, the NFL is quite protective of its rights in the SUPER BOWL trademark, so much so that some think it has earned the pejorative “trademark bully” label, so I spilled a little digital ink on the topic last year:
The Road Rules
I’m a car aficionado, but in my opinion and without mincing words, car commercials are boring. With few exceptions like the Young Vader ad from VW from the Super Bowl a few years ago, car commercials are stale and, more than any other genre, lack what I consider to be the “umami” of ads