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Supreme Court rejects single entity treatment for the National Football League's licensing activities

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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USA
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August 3 2010

On May 24, 2010, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Stevens, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed the Seventh Circuit and held that because the 32 teams of the NFL are independent centers of decision-making and could potentially compete with each other for the licensing of their separate intellectual property, “the NFL’s licensing activities constitute concerted action that is not categorically beyond the coverage of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1.”

American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League brings greater litigation risks to competitor collaborations involving IP licensing

White & Case LLP
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USA
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July 14 2010

In the last issue, we discussed the then-pending Supreme Court case involving the NFL's joint licensing venture and its potential implications in the context of joint IP licensing

Supreme Court: NFL teams' licensing JV engaged in concerted action

Herrick Feinstein LLP
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USA
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June 30 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that NFL teams acting through a single licensing entity, National Football League Properties ("NFLP"), were still subject to antitrust scrutiny under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, which prohibits concerted, anti-competitive action

American Needle: the Supreme Court evaluates antitrust immunity for joint ventures

Hogan Lovells
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USA
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June 16 2010

Breaking a string of victories for antitrust defendants, a unanimous Supreme Court issued its opinion in American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League on May 24, 2010

Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Kirkland: Delaware Court of Chancery provides guidance on pleading claims for unfair competition, tortious interference with prospective business relations, and violations of the Delaware Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Fish & Richardson PC
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USA
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June 16 2010

The jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery was expanded in 2003 to cover a broader array of technology disputes

In Justice Stevens’ final antitrust opinion, Supreme Court rules that NFL’s joint licensing arrangements are subject to the rule of reason

Greenberg Traurig LLP
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USA
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June 10 2010

Writing for a unanimous Supreme Court in the May 24 decision in American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, et al., No. 08-661, the Court’s retiring antitrust scholar Justice John Paul Stevens declared that the collective licensing activities of member teams of the National Football League (“NFL”) constitute concerted action that is not immune from antitrust scrutiny under Section 1 of the Sherman Act as that of a “single entity.”

Passing offense by Supreme Court hits healthcare provider post-reform collaboration

Baker & Hostetler LLP
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USA
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June 10 2010

Healthcare joint ventures formed by competing providers are likely to come under increased scrutiny following a rare unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 24, 2010

Rambus: an overview of the issues in the case and future lessons for SSOs when designing IPR products

White & Case LLP
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European Union, USA
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June 10 2010

The Rambus case is one of the first times that the Commission has dealt with Standard-Setting Organisations (SSOs) under Article 102 TFEU

In American Needle v. NFL, Supreme Court holds that NFL joint venture is subject to antitrust scrutiny under Section 1 of the Sherman Act

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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June 9 2010

In American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, et al. (560 U.S. __ (2010)), decided May 24, 2010, the Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision authored by Justice Stevens that the National Football League Properties’ exclusive contract with Reebok amounted to "concerted action" by separate entities that warranted scrutiny under Section 1 of the Sherman Act

Coach sues Chicago over counterfeits

Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
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USA
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June 7 2010

Coach, Inc filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Chicago, alleging that the City's failure to crack down on vendors who sell counterfeit goods at an outdoor market amounts to a violation of the Lanham Act

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Supreme Court rejects single entity treatment for the National Football League's licensing activities

American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League brings greater litigation risks to competitor collaborations involving IP licensing

Supreme Court: NFL teams' licensing JV engaged in concerted action

American Needle: the Supreme Court evaluates antitrust immunity for joint ventures

Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Kirkland: Delaware Court of Chancery provides guidance on pleading claims for unfair competition, tortious interference with prospective business relations, and violations of the Delaware Deceptive Trade Practices Act

In Justice Stevens’ final antitrust opinion, Supreme Court rules that NFL’s joint licensing arrangements are subject to the rule of reason

Passing offense by Supreme Court hits healthcare provider post-reform collaboration

Rambus: an overview of the issues in the case and future lessons for SSOs when designing IPR products

In American Needle v. NFL, Supreme Court holds that NFL joint venture is subject to antitrust scrutiny under Section 1 of the Sherman Act

Coach sues Chicago over counterfeits

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