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Please join us as three of Greenberg Glusker’s entertainment and media litigators present a round-up of notable intellectual property and entertainment cases from the past few months that you may have overlooked during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
The panel will discuss the following cases as well as answer questions from the audience:

  • The Supreme Court’s resolution of a long-standing circuit split on the recovery of profits in trademark infringement cases.
  • A First Amendment case involving a dog chew toy parodying Jack Daniels.
  • A summary judgment ruling in favor of Activision in a trademark lawsuit brought by the manufacturer of Humvee military vehicles.
  • A copyright termination decision that allows a putative class action to proceed against Universal Music.
  • A decision granting summary judgment in connection with a video game’s depiction of tattoos of NBA stars.
  • A ruling in a copyright dispute arising from the use of photographs published on Instagram.

Don’t miss our lively discussion of these cases that you may have missed.

Ellen M. Zavian and Sathya S. Gosselin
10 pages

This ACC Docket article is meant to spur dialogue and highlight possible changes to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)’s current model, including one that leverages new forms of corporate structure to create a distinct ethical framework for college athletics.

Whitnie Wiley
2 pages

Whitnie Wiley talks about how her fitness challenge helped her set and achieve her goals.

By Rayna H. Jones (rayna.jones@ogletree.com) and M. Tae Phillips (tae.phillips@ogletree.com)

Marijuana legalization is a hot topic across the United States, with enactment of both recreational and medical marijuana laws taking place at a rapid pace. Consequently, employers face the daunting task of not only staying abreast of the quick-changing landscape of marijuana laws, but also determining how to handle the myriad of issues that marijuana legalization presents to their workforces—including compliance with the marijuana statutes themselves, underlying disability issues with medical marijuana, safety concerns, and the interplay between marijuana and drug testing. Combine these issues with the difficulty employers face in recruiting and retaining employees, and it amounts to an increasingly complex challenge. This article will address ten challenges employers may confront when dealing with marijuana legalization laws.

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Steve Silver (steven.silver@ogletree.com)

In this quick overview, explore sports betting in the wake of the US Supreme Court's Monumental Ruling.

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Interest Area: Sports and Entertainment
Region: United States
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
2 pages
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Region: United States
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
5 pages

This is a sample labor and employment due diligence checklist, for the buyer in an acquisition to assess employment-related matters of the seller.

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Region: United States

A giveaway may be deemed to be a sweepstakes or contest; worse, it could end up being deemed an illegal raffle or lottery. Learn the differences between them, how to spot potential problems and how to help ensure that the campaign makes marketing, legal and customers happy.

Your client just finalized a deal to sponsor a team, venue, league or personality. Now it is time to begin activating. What does your client need to know to get all the benefits of their agreement? What could go wrong? How can you help make the sponsorship a success for everyone? Our panel of experts walk you through the process of managing sponsorships from sponsorship agreement execution to expiration!

A series of tips for general counsel on how to manage liability at a sports/entertainment facility.

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