{"id":401,"date":"2018-01-31T17:25:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T17:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=401"},"modified":"2019-01-18T18:15:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T18:15:56","slug":"nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In time for Sunday\u2019s \u201cBig Game,\u201d NFL Properties LLC, New England Patriots LLC, and Philadelphia Eagles LLC have filed suit in federal court in Minneapolis seeking to obtain a restraining order forbidding professional counterfeiters from selling merchandise bearing protected trademarks. Such an order would permit law enforcement to seize any and all counterfeit goods. A trademark is any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination thereof, used or intended to be used to identify or distinguish the goods or services of the owner from those of others. The NFL not only owns the rights to the term \u201cSuper Bowl\u201d but also to \u201cSuper Sunday\u201d and other \u201cSuper\u201d phrases. Similarly, Eagles running back LeGarrette Blount has trademarked \u201cBlount Force Trauma\u201d and Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has the rights to the word \u201cGronk.\u201d Trademark infringement occurs when a likelihood of confusion exists, that is, when a consumer is likely to be confused or deceived as to the source of the goods or services provided by alleged infringers. Named defendants include primarily large-scale counterfeiting companies that do not hold a license to market and sell such products. The NFL does allow some 180 companies to officially use trademarks and logos on clothing and other products. One may obtain a license to use such marks and logos by simply submitting a 36 page application along with an agreement to pay royalties starting in the six figure per year range. Instead, many companies have avoided the issue entirely by using alternative phrases such as \u201cBig Game\u201d and \u201cBirds\u201d in place of official NFL marks, \u201cSuper Bowl\u201d and \u201cPhiladelphia Eagles.\u201d #omnilegalgroup #trademark #NFL #SuperBowl #Patriots #Eagles<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In time for Sunday\u2019s \u201cBig Game,\u201d NFL Properties LLC, New England Patriots LLC, and Philadelphia Eagles LLC have filed suit in federal court in Minneapolis seeking to obtain a restraining order forbidding professional counterfeiters from selling merchandise bearing protected trademarks. Such an order would permit law enforcement to seize any and all counterfeit goods. A…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nNFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters - Omni Legal Group Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters - Omni Legal Group Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In time for Sunday\u2019s \u201cBig Game,\u201d NFL Properties LLC, New England Patriots LLC, and Philadelphia Eagles LLC have filed suit in federal court in Minneapolis seeking to obtain a restraining order forbidding professional counterfeiters from selling merchandise bearing protected trademarks. Such an order would permit law enforcement to seize any and all counterfeit goods. A...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Omni Legal Group Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-01-31T17:25:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-01-18T18:15:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1050\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"882\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Omid Khalifeh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Omid Khalifeh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Omid Khalifeh\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e88d4972c6e30001cc41817b64d35fa4\"},\"headline\":\"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-31T17:25:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-01-18T18:15:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/\"},\"wordCount\":274,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/\",\"name\":\"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters - Omni Legal Group Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-31T17:25:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-01-18T18:15:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e88d4972c6e30001cc41817b64d35fa4\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png\",\"width\":1050,\"height\":882},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Omni Legal Group Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e88d4972c6e30001cc41817b64d35fa4\",\"name\":\"Omid Khalifeh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/565923ffc8a80adddedf281a6f7f8052a83bed9b1506537aa4654cebd9b3097a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/565923ffc8a80adddedf281a6f7f8052a83bed9b1506537aa4654cebd9b3097a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Omid Khalifeh\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/author\/omid-khalifeh\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters - Omni Legal Group Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters - Omni Legal Group Blog","og_description":"In time for Sunday\u2019s \u201cBig Game,\u201d NFL Properties LLC, New England Patriots LLC, and Philadelphia Eagles LLC have filed suit in federal court in Minneapolis seeking to obtain a restraining order forbidding professional counterfeiters from selling merchandise bearing protected trademarks. Such an order would permit law enforcement to seize any and all counterfeit goods. A...","og_url":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/","og_site_name":"Omni Legal Group Blog","article_published_time":"2018-01-31T17:25:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-01-18T18:15:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1050,"height":882,"url":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Omid Khalifeh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Omid Khalifeh","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/"},"author":{"name":"Omid Khalifeh","@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e88d4972c6e30001cc41817b64d35fa4"},"headline":"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters","datePublished":"2018-01-31T17:25:26+00:00","dateModified":"2019-01-18T18:15:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/"},"wordCount":274,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png","articleSection":["Blog"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/","url":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/","name":"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters - Omni Legal Group Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png","datePublished":"2018-01-31T17:25:26+00:00","dateModified":"2019-01-18T18:15:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e88d4972c6e30001cc41817b64d35fa4"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/lill.png","width":1050,"height":882},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/nfl-tackles-professional-counterfeiters\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NFL Tackles Professional Counterfeiters"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/","name":"Omni Legal Group Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e88d4972c6e30001cc41817b64d35fa4","name":"Omid Khalifeh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/565923ffc8a80adddedf281a6f7f8052a83bed9b1506537aa4654cebd9b3097a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/565923ffc8a80adddedf281a6f7f8052a83bed9b1506537aa4654cebd9b3097a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Omid Khalifeh"},"url":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/author\/omid-khalifeh\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3152,"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401\/revisions\/3152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}