Entertainment & Sports
May 4, 2011
Ruling Could Upend Long-Held Trademark Law
A recent twist in a key trademark case has sports and entertainment heavyweights clamoring for a rehearing after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the family of Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer could not sue A.V.E.L.A. Inc. and a group of licensing companies for using the character on unauthorized merchandise.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A recent twist in a key trademark case has sports and entertainment heavyweights clamoring for a rehearing after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the family of Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer could not sue A.V.E.L.A. Inc. and a group of licensing companies for using the character on unauthorized merchandise.
The Motion Picture Association of America Inc., Major League Ba...
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