Sherdog’s Tracey Lesetar and J.R. Riddell report that Zuffa received a boost in its lawsuit against Bellator Fighting Championships and Ken Pavia of MMA Agents as the United States District Court of Nevada denied Bellator’s protective order to stay discovery until the court decides Bellator’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The background of the lawsuit was summed up by MMA Fighting last […]
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Zuffa Files Trademark Infringement Complaint Against Ubisoft
On December 8, 2010, Zuffa, LLC filed a complaint against Ubisoft, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada alleging trademark infringement based on the packaging for the Ubisoft video game, “Fighters Uncaged.” (hat tip Robert Joyner). According to Zuffa, the “UFC® names and logos are trademarks that are owned by […]
Shifting the Legalization Debate in New York
On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, I coordinated a discussion on the legalization of mixed martial arts (“MMA”) in New York for the Sports Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association. The participants included: (1) New York State Assemblyman Bob Reilly, who is widely considered the voice of the opposition to the legalization of […]
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 […]
A History Lesson (or History’s Lesson) on Mixed Martial Arts in New York
“We ban cockfighting and dog fighting. Should we allow humans to enter a cage to knee, kick and punch each other?” New York State Assemblyman Bob Reilly to Tourism, Arts and Sports Development Committee Members on June 11, 2008. It is an animalistic piece of subhuman behavior more akin to cockfighting than a human sport. […]