The Man, The Myth, The McCaulay; Brian Davis ends $7B Commanders BofA Lawsuit; & FL's Sports Betting Liability

Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you informed on everything at the intersection of sports and the law. Dan Lust (⁠@SportsLawLust⁠⁠) and Dan Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) lead the podcast to discuss the breaking stories in the area of Sports Law! They are joined by a special guest Martin McCaulay to discuss trademarks surrounding the Washington Commanders.

 

Dan Wallach provides an update on the Brian Davis lawsuit against Bank of America. (1:12) Davis filed this lawsuit following a failed bid to buy the Washington Commanders from Dan Snyder. Bank of America raised concerns about the legitimacy of the funds. Davis has voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit following the concerns brought forth by Bank of America.

Recently the Washington Commanders have run into some trademark issues with their name after the USPTO released that someone had already registered the Washington Space Commanders as a trademark. (13:58) The owner of this trademark is Martin McCaulay who is known to own many different trademarks surrounding the Washington Football team name.

Martin McCaulay joins the podcast to discuss how he got into his hobby of applying for trademarks. (19:28) He explains when he got into the hobby and how he goes about securing the different trademarks. The group also discusses the talks that have occurred following the denial of the Washington Commanders trademark due to a couple of the trademarks already held by McCaulay.

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