Raptors Secure Major Off-Court Win in Trademark Contest
By EsqSocial Corporation 15/06/21
This season the Toronto Raptors missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2013. But this year has not been a total bust for the 2019 NBA Champions, because last month the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board dismissed claims against Maple Leaf, Inc. (owner of the Raptors’ IP) by Monster Energy Drinks, finding that various design marks created as part of the Raptors’ re-branding were not likely to cause confusion with, or dilution of, Monster’s various claw-themed design marks....
By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP