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Boxing Out Competitors: WNBA Star Angel Reese’s Growing Trademark Portfolio

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Angel Reese—the former LSU basketball superstar who now plays for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA—made headlines recently when she filed an application to register MEBOUNDS as a trademark for clothing and related items (Serial...more

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Two Key Considerations in NIL Deals

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Some of the biggest stories in college sports right now involve the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals. NIL allows athletes to earn money from their personal brand while still in school, providing both...more

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Trump U.S. Department of Education Rescinds Biden Administration NIL Title IX Guidance Previewing a Contentious 2025 for Title IX

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In a move that was expected, the Trump Administration’s new Department of Education (Department) rescinded the Biden Administration’s January 16, 2025, name, image, and likeness (NIL) guidance applying Title IX to NIL...more

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Judge Rules North Carolina High School Student-Athletes Can Now Profit from Their Name, Image, and Likeness

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On October 14, 2024, Wake County Superior Court Judge A. Graham Shirley II signed an order granting a preliminary injunction that allows high school student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness (NIL). ...more

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NCAA Settlement Hearing — Highway to NIL Podcast

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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The Pitch - August 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

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Johnson Case’s Potential Impact on Colleges, NIL, and College Athletics — Highway to NIL

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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The Pitch - June 2024

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

NILAR: Oregon's New Bill Changes the Name of the Game

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On February 14, the Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill amending the state’s law regarding name, image, and likeness (NIL). If the bill (HB 4119) passes through the state Senate, it would prohibit the NCAA, athletic...more

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Highlights of the Federal Proposals to Regulate NIL Deals

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The 2023 college football season ended in early January, and sports fans are eagerly anticipating the start of college basketball’s March Madness. Many are also anxious about the future of college sports, given the non-stop...more

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NCAA President Proposes Radical Changes to NIL Rules — Highway to NIL Podcast

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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NIL Antitrust Litigation - Highway to NIL Podcast

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student-athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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Whistle Blown: Time Out on North Carolina Student Athlete NIL Deals

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Earlier this year, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) approved a proposal to adopt a policy allowing name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals for high school student-athletes....more

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New York Passes Name, Image, and Likeness Law for College Athletes

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The New York Collegiate Athletic Participation Compensation Act allows student athletes at colleges in New York to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness and to use agents for endorsement deals—without...more

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What the King of NIL Can Teach Us

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Since the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) suspended its Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules in June 2021, college athletes across the country have had the opportunity to profit by striking NIL deals to...more

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NIL Pointers for Student Athletes – Part II

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To continue this week’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) suggestions, below is the second part of our general pointers for student-athletes to keep in mind when it comes to NIL matters—specifically, retaining advisors...more

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NIL Pointers for Student Athletes – Part I

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In continuing this week’s Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) suggestions, below is the first part of general pointers for student-athletes to keep in mind when it comes to NIL matters...more

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NCAA Publishes Interim NIL Policy Clarifications

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On October 26, 2022, the NCAA approved and published additional clarifications to its Name Image Likeness (NIL) Policy. Following the NCAA’s initial release of the NIL Policy on July 1, 2021, permitting student-athletes to...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - NCAA NIL - Where Things Stand One Year Later

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In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White and Courtney Reigel look at the implementation of the NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Policy and where things stand for universities, athletes, states and...more

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Pass Interference: Potential Tax Implications of NIL Collectives in College Sports

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Conference realignments. TV deals continuing to soar. Name, image and likeness. If there is one thing that has recently come to define college sports, it is the constant flux and the ebb and flow of change permeating the...more

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NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness Guidance for Businesses and Boosters

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The world of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has exploded onto the scene and taken college athletics by storm.  The impact of NIL on the college sports landscape is a topic of daily discussion throughout sports media. ...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Boosters in NIL Collectives Are Taking Full Advantage of Using NIL as a Recruiting Tool, and...

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Welcome back to the "Spotlight," welcome back to allergy season and welcome back, Kotter (I swear I’m younger than that reference would indicate). At any rate, this weekend, I am looking forward to welcoming Broadway back to...more

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The NCAA’s New Guidance Regarding NIL Collectives — Will the Guidance Shut Down NIL Collectives or Affect Their Abilities to Pay...

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Background of the NCAA and NIL Policy - Effective July 1, 2021, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) adopted an Interim Name, Image, and Likeness Policy (“Interim NIL Policy”) for currently enrolled...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: Could Kanye “Ye” West’s Stem Player Create a Number of Copyright Issues?

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Welcome back or for the very first time (what took you so long?) to the “Sports & Entertainment Spotlight”! As the torch is extinguished on, by most metrics (television ratings, in particular) a fairly underwhelming Olympic...more

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Sports and Entertainment Spotlight: Member of the ROC Figure Skating Team Is Suspected of a Doping Scandal, and Former Miami...

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Welcome back, and in case you’ve been living under a rock (unless it’s a "30 Rock"), two of the biggest sporting events will command millions upon millions of eyeballs for NBC this weekend with the Winter Olympics (already in...more

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