Legal Opinion
Lemon v. Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc.
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided June 27, 2006No. CV-04-299-PHX-DGC, CV-04-1023-PHX-DGCPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CAMPBELL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Meadowlark Lemon and Plaintiffs Fred “Curly” Neal, Larry “Gator” Rivers, Dallas “Big D” Thornton, Robert “Showboat” Hall, Marques Haynes, and James “Twiggy” Sanders (“Neal Plaintiffs”) are former players for the Harlem Globetrotters. Plaintiffs allege that they are well-known sports celebrities and that their names, likenesses, and player numbers are trademarks (“Marks”).
Defendant Harlem Globetrotters International (“HGI”) licensed the Marks to Defendant GTFM. HGI contends that it had the right to license the Marks pursuant to the Plaintiffs’ contracts…
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