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  • May 06, 2026

    Mr. America Owner Claims Bodybuilder Ripped Off Brand

    The company behind the Mr. America bodybuilding competition has sued a former bodybuilder, claiming he abruptly rebranded his entire company this year to start using the "Mr. America" mark.

  • May 06, 2026

    Agency Says Rival Poached NCAA Player During Buyout Talks

    An Arkansas-based sports agency sued a North Carolina rival in Michigan federal court on Wednesday, accusing the company of using acquisition negotiations as a pretext to obtain confidential client information and poach a basketball player with lucrative name, image and likeness, or NIL, opportunities.

  • May 06, 2026

    Joe Gibbs Racing Adding To Claims Rivals Stole Trade Secrets

    Joe Gibbs Racing LLC has asked a North Carolina federal court to let it add allegations to its suit against a rival NASCAR team, to prove that its employee was hired away specifically to bring its trade secrets with him.

  • May 06, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Backs Atty Fees In Bicycle Design Patent Case

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday agreed with a Massachusetts federal judge that a case related to a set of design patents for a bicycle warranted attorney fees being awarded to Hyper Bicycles Inc., saying the judge's finding that the case was weak and unnecessarily dragged out was supported by the evidence.

  • May 06, 2026

    Justices Asked To Review 'More Than An Athlete' TM Fight

    A Maryland youth nonprofit has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Federal Circuit decision that allowed a company affiliated with LeBron James to cancel its trademark registration for "I Am More Than An Athlete" based on common-law rights.

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