“Competition is healthy—that is the basic premise of the US economy,” said de Cespedes, a leader in the firm’s sports and entertainment law practice. “The leagues and players associations have a right, quite frankly, to license the ability to use their logos, image and names to whoever they want to, based on who’s offered them the best deal.”
Another all to common example of companies attempting to utilize US Courts and government agencies to quash competitors and stifle innovation. Not just for kids… The global sports card trading market is expected to reach more than $20 billion by 2030.
“Angela C. de Cespedes, of Saul Ewing LLP, said Panini is going to have an “extremely difficult” time surviving the motion to dismiss stage with its monopolization claims, largely because Fanatics only entered the trading card market two years ago.”
Saul Ewing LLP
Katie Arcieri
Bloomberg Law
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