On June 7, 2011, Judge Margaret M. Morrow denied the parties cross-motions for summary judgment in the Affliction v. M-1/Fedor litigation. I have previously posted about the litigation — most recently here. The 55 page decision is a VERY interesting read especially with respect to the facts surrounding the “Trilogy” non-event — in particular the […]
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Affliction opens up largest store in Seal Beach
MMA lifestyle apparel brand Affliction Clothing is set to open a 5,000 square foot retail location at its world headquarters in Seal Beach, California. According to a press release, the SoCal location is holding a grand opening June 4th. This will be the 10th Affliction Clothing store. Via Affliction’s press release: Consistent with Affliction’s attention to […]
GSP v. Koscheck: T-Shirt Edition
Before they enter the octagon at UFC 124, pay attention to the walk out of Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck as they will be wearing t-shirts of their respective sponsors: Affliction and Dethrone. The GSP shirt is touted as a limited edition Affliction shirt with only 500 made. With a price point of $57.99, […]
Affliction Sued for Trademark Infringement
On November 16, 2010, a complaint was filed against Affliction, Inc., Affliction Retail, Inc., Affliction Holdings, LLC, Affliction Retail, LLC, and Affliction Entertainment Group, LLC in the United States District Court for the Central District of California by Timothy Sean O’Brien and Livfast, LLC. According to the allegations in the complaint, “O’Brien is a professional […]
Fedor Deposed and an Affliction attorney withdraws from M1/Affliction case
Last week we gave you an update on the case involving M-1 and Fedor Emelianenko suing Affliction for breach of contract due to Affliction abruptly canceling its third PPV. According to Marc Hines, the attorney for the plaintiffs, Fedor and Fedor’s manager, Vadim Finkelstein were deposed two weeks ago in Southern California. Fedor’s deposition took […]