Bend The Knee! Cleveland Roller Derby Guardians Litigation & Settlement

Baseball bends the knee. How a Roller Derby team flexed on a billion dollar MLB Franchise. As the first site in the world (yes, actually) to spot a legal issue with the Cleveland Indians name change, it’s only fitting that we do a deep dive in the wake of news that the Indians have settled with the TRUE ORIGINAL Guardians, the Cleveland Roller Derby Guardians. The story here is not how much Roller Derby received — it’s the colossal mistakes that were made by the Cleveland Indians throughout this process. A masterclass in how NOT to handle a name change… take notice Washington Football Team.   

We are joined by Tony Iliakostas (@theIPprofessor), the Intellectual Property Professor at New York Law School, for a complete dissection of the Cleveland Guardians debacle which will certainly be taught in Sports Law classrooms for years to come.

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