LeBron James’ media company cemented its rights to its “More Than an Athlete” trademarks after the US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a nonprofit’s appeal of cancellation of its conflicting mark.
The move upholds a US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruling that trademark rights that James’ Uninterrupted IP LLC acquired from a third party during its dispute gave the company priority over Game Plan Inc.'s “I AM MORE THAN AN ATHLETE. GP GAME PLAN” registration.
The justices’ decision not to hear the case clears the path for six applications from Uninterrupted that had been blocked before ...