Legal Opinion
Nba Properties, Inc. v. Richard Gold
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 1, 1990No. 89-1572PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
NBA Properties, Inc. (“NBA”), which controls the legal rights to certain National Basketball Association trademarks and tradenames, found that several franchised “Wild Tops” retail stores were selling clothes and heat transfers bearing those marks and names without NBA permission. NBA sued two companies, one called National Development Group, Inc., and the other Wild Tops Franchising, Inc., along with their principal owner, Richard Gold (collectively, the “Franchisors”). The Franchisors settled the case. In doing so, the Franchisors agreed that the federal district court…
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