The Heisman Trophy Trust prevails on summary judgement that defendant breached prior settlement agreement not to distribute confusingly similar HEISMAN TROPHY shirts. Decision discusses HE IS the MAN shirts but I can’t confirm that the design illustrated above was part of the suit.
Question for discussion: Where the name of an award is trademarked (HEISMAN, OSCAR, GOLDEN GLOBE) to what extent can third parties make fair use in advocating candidates?
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