Cooperation In Staging Major Sports Events - Why Is Compromise Becoming So Tricky?

Published Friday, 06 January 2023.

Metaverses – A Brave New World for Sports Brands?

Published Tuesday, 06 September 2022.

FIFA Disciplinary Committee suspends players on grounds of doping

LawInSport Roundtable: The Key Legal Themes On NFTs In Sport

Published Wednesday, 09 March 2022.

A Guide To How Trade Marks Work In Formula One®

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Published Friday, 18 February 2022.

Sega’s Battle Against Man Utd In Football Manager Trade Mark Case Ends In Settlement

Published Wednesday, 17 November 2021.

The NBA Lawyers’ Business, Part 2: Music Synch Licensing

Photo by Corleone Brown on Unsplash

Published Thursday, 28 October 2021.

How could US college football be restructured to improve its competitive & economic potential?

Published Friday, 03 September 2021.

Serie-A strike deal with Google: how big-tech platforms are helping tackle online sports piracy

Published Wednesday, 07 July 2021.

Inaugural Motorsport Law Conference 2021 - Speakers & Agenda

LawInSport's inaugural Motorsport Law conference takes place on 30 & 31 March 2021 to hear from leading lawyers & executives from motorsport to discuss the most important legal developments in the motorsport industry.

Game Theory & The Beautiful Game: Ibrahimovic, EA Sports And Collective Bargaining Of Image Rights

Published Friday, 26 February 2021.

College athlete’s payment case to be heard by US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case regarding payments to college athletes after a lower court barred the NCAA from capping athlete’s education-related compensation and benefits.

Copyright in tattoos: U.S. court rules for artist in Randy Orton / WWE 2K case

Published Thursday, 26 November 2020.

World Rugby appoints Chris Synnott as Head of Broadcast and Media Rights Sales

World Rugby has announced the appointment of Chris Synnott as Head of Broadcast and Media Rights Sales. With a focus on expanding the media rights sales strategy of leading properties such as the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups, Synnott starts with the international federation in December.

FIFA launches LED perimeter board request for information

FIFA is looking to appoint a service provider for the provision, management and operation of LED perimeter boards for FIFA events taking place in the period 2021-23.

Is there trouble on the horizon for algorithms in sport?

Published Thursday, 17 September 2020.

A sleeping giant: insights into Nigeria’s emerging esports industry

Published Tuesday, 18 August 2020.

Five F1 teams to appeal Racing Point fine for copying Mercedes parts

Five F1 teams have said that they intend to appeal the decision to fine Racing Point for copying Mercedes parts as the verdict allows the team to continue using the copied parts.

British Gymnastics land well - lessons for governing bodies on trade mark infringement claims

Published Friday, 31 July 2020.

Football Manager & Man United - how IP connects the virtual and real football worlds

Published Friday, 10 July 2020.

Sport and intellectual property – the year in review 2019/20

Published Wednesday, 01 July 2020.

Play by play – an introduction to esports, monetisation and IP rights

Published Monday, 08 June 2020.

Trademarked For Success – What Can Athletes Learn From Usain Bolt’s Legendary Victory Celebration?

Published Thursday, 27 October 2022.

How To Launch An NFT – Key Tips For Sports Organisations

Published Monday, 05 September 2022.

The Lifecycle Of An International Athlete - Dealing With Branding And Image Rights

Published Friday, 06 May 2022.

Panel Summary - Commercialising Digital Assets: Opportunities & Threats From New Digital Revenue Streams for NFTs

Published Wednesday, 23 February 2022.

EUIPO 2 : AC Milan 0 - AC Milan Fails To Register Its New Club Crest In EU Trade Mark Case

Published Tuesday, 11 January 2022.

Cultivating Culture Through Commoditisation: Why NFTs Present An Unparalleled Opportunity For The Sports Sector

Published Thursday, 04 November 2021.

The Legal Recognition Of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) In India

Published Tuesday, 28 September 2021.

Sport and intellectual property – the year in review 2020/21

Published Monday, 26 July 2021.

College athletes will be able to make money off their name, image and likeness after NCAA rule change

From today college athletes will be able to make money off their name, image and likeness (NIL) after the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) passed a landmark legislative change.

How The Professional Collegiate League Aims To Disrupt College Athletics: Part 1 - Challenging An Economic Cartel

Published Thursday, 01 April 2021.

Day 2: Motorsport Law Conference - Commercial & Legal Issues in Motorsport - 4pm BST

LawInSport's inaugural Motorsport Law Conference will finish with a discussion on the commercial and legal issues in motorsport - 31 March,  4 PM BST.

How Brexit Affects Sports Broadcasting In The UK And Europe

Published Friday, 26 February 2021.

How the EU’s newly proposed Digital Services Act could benefit the sports industry

Published Tuesday, 12 January 2021.

FIFA holds Data Protection Summit to share best practices with global football community

WTA and Stats Perform serve up breakthrough partnership

UEFA, Premier League and Canal+ International, welcome decision of Rwandan court in the fight against piracy

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), organizer and owner of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League competitions, the Football Association Premier League Limited, organizer and owner of the English Premier League (EPL) competition and Canal+ International, their broadcast partner in French-language for these competitions in the territory of the Republic of Rwanda welcome the decision No RCOMA 00877/2019/HCC rendered on 9 September 2020 in their favour by the Commercial High Court of Rwanda against the Rwandan TV channel “Victory TV Ltd”.

LawInSport Yearbook 2019-2020

on Tuesday, 22 September 2020.

Artificial intelligence in sports – the legal and ethical issues at play

Published Friday, 21 August 2020.

Five F1 teams to appeal Racing Point fine for copying Mercedes parts

Five F1 teams have said that they intend to appeal the decision to fine Racing Point for copying Mercedes parts as the verdict allows the team to continue using the copied parts.

UKAD publishes new UK Anti-Doping Rules for 2021

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has published new Anti-Doping Rules which will come into effect on 1st January 2021 in line with the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code.

From Milan to Miami: an Inter-national trademark battle

Published Friday, 17 July 2020.

São Paulo FC score victory in Chilean trademark infringement case

Published Friday, 10 July 2020.

FIFA acknowledges WTO panel report

FIFA acknowledges the final panel report published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in relation to the activity of the pirate broadcaster known as ‘beoutQ’ and the active involvement and support that has been provided by Saudi Arabia (KSA) in the past three years.

How Italy is tackling ambush marketing ahead of UEFA 2021 & 2026 Winter Olympics

Published Thursday, 30 April 2020.