AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUE NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL

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Brand owner : NBA Properties, Inc.

Prosecution Type : Trademark + Copyright

Representing Firm: GBC (Greer Burns & Crain) – Chicago – Illinois – USA

History of incidents:

Prosecution time	Case number	Law firm	Brand	Brand side
14/07/2025	25-cv-07983	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
10/07/2025	25-cv-07784	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
02/07/2025	25-cv-07469	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
02/07/2025	25-cv-07471	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
02/07/2025	25-cv-07474	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
17/06/2025	25-cv-06689	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
13/06/2025	25-cv-06598	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
28/05/2025	25-cv-05941	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
19/05/2025	25-cv-05556	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
28/04/2025	25-cv-04583	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
11/04/2025	25-cv-03929	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
06/03/2025	25-cv-02401	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
16/12/2024	24-cv-12888	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
10/12/2024	24-cv-12675	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
09/12/2024	24-cv-12652	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
06/12/2024	24-cv-12583	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
06/12/2024	24-cv-12574	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
06/12/2024	24-cv-12556	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	BA Properties, Inc.
06/12/2024	24-cv-12548	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
06/12/2024	24-cv-12544	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
28/10/2024	24-cv-11064	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
16/10/2024	24-cv-10526	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
14/10/2024	24-cv-10171	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
14/10/2024	24-cv-10160	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
31/05/2024	24-cv-4515	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
31/05/2024	24-cv-4511	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
31/05/2024	24-cv-4505	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
12/2/2024	24-cv-1203	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
9/2/2024	24-cv-1149	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
9/2/2024	24-cv-1148	GBC	American professional sports league (NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL)	NBA Properties, Inc.
2022/5/4	22-cv-2325	GBC	North American Professional Hockey League NHL	NHL Enterprises, L.P
2022/5/4	22-cv-2323	GBC	American professional sports league NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL	NBA Properties, Inc.
2022/5/4	22-cv-2321	GBC	American professional sports league MLB	MLB Advanced Media, L.P
2021/10/18	21-cv-5522	GBC	NFL	NFL Properties LLC
2021/10/18	21-cv-5521	GBC	American professional sports league NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL	NBA Properties, Inc.
2021/10/18	21-cv-5520	GBC	American professional sports league NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL	NBA Properties, Inc.
2021/6/22	21-cv-3337	GBC	American professional sports league NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL	NBA Properties, Inc. et al
2021/4/26	21-cv-2239	GBC	North American Professional Hockey League NHL	NHL Enterprises, L.P
2021/4/26	21-cv-2237	GBC	NFL	NFL Properties LLC
2021/4/26	21-cv-2235	GBC	American professional sports league MLB	MLB Advanced Media, L.P
2021/3/23	21-cv-1594	GBC	American professional sports league NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL	NBA Properties, Inc. et al
2020/12/18	20-cv-7543	GBC	American professional sports league NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL	NBA Properties, Inc. et al
2020/9/18	20-cv-5540	GBC	American professional sports league NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL	NBA Properties, Inc. et al
2020/6/18	20-cv-3572	GBC	American professional sports league NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL	NBA Properties, Inc. et al
2020/3/19	20-cv-1885	GBC	American professional sports league NBA/MLB/NHL/NFL	NBA Properties, Inc. et al

Brand introduction:

The National Basketball Association (“NBA”) is an unincorporated association and professional basketball league, comprised of thirty (30) member teams. NBA Properties is responsible for managing the NBA’s extensive intellectual property portfolio. The organization was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in New York City.

As the licensing arm of the NBA, NBA Properties is responsible for creating and licensing merchandise and products featuring the logos, names, and images associated with the NBA and its affiliated teams. This includes everything from apparel and accessories to video games, toys, and collectibles.

In addition to managing the NBA’s licensing program, NBA Properties is also responsible for the league’s marketing efforts. This includes developing and executing advertising campaigns, sponsorships, and promotions aimed at promoting the NBA brand and its affiliated teams.

American Professional Sports League consists of 4 prominent leagues:

National Football League (NFL) – The NFL is the top professional American football league in the world, with 32 teams across the United States. Official website: https://www.nfl.com/

2. Major League Baseball (MLB) – MLB is the oldest and most traditional of the American professional sports leagues, featuring 30 teams across the United States and Canada. Official website: https://www.mlb.com/

3. National Basketball Association (NBA) – The NBA is the premier men’s professional basketball league in North America, featuring 30 teams across the United States and Canada. Official website: https://www.nba.com/

4. National Hockey League (NHL) – The NHL is the top professional ice hockey league in the world, with 32 teams across the United States and Canada. Official website: https://www.nhl.com/

Registered Trademark:

NBA Properties commercially exploits, protects and enforces rights in the famous and distinctive trademarks, names, logos, symbols, emblems, uniform designs, uniform trade dress colors, and other identifying indicia associated with the NBA and the NBA Teams, and subsisting trademark registrations on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and those that NBAP and the NBA Teams have adopted and used in commerce throughout the United States, including in Illinois. NBA Properties owns more than 150 United States Federal Trademark Registrations in a variety of classes and for a variety of different goods and services.

The trademarks of its four sports leagues cannot be used directly, and the image copyright of its athletes cannot be used.