Legal Opinion
Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc. v. Dallas Cap & Emblem Mfg., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1975No. 73--2592PublishedCited by 243 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Nearly everyone is familiar with the artistic symbols which designate the individual teams in various professional sports. The question in this case of first impression is whether the unauthorized, intentional duplication of a professional hockey team’s symbol on an embroidered emblem, to be sold to the public as a patch for attachment to clothing, violates any legal right of the team to the exclusive use of that symbol. Contrary to the decision of the district court, we hold that the team has an interest in its own individualized symbol entitled to legal protection…
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