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Gulls Hockey Team Gets Wings Clipped In IP Dispute With Hockey League

The IP Law Blog

After the 2015 transaction between the team and the league closed, the team was sued by a third party who claimed that the Gull logo infringed his artwork entitled “San Diego Gulls”. A logo is a graphic design and that has copyright elements. The team made two claims in its lawsuit against the league.

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Egyptian Case Kurasov v. Wali: Where inspiration meets imitation in the art world

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The former had contracted with Wali’s studio to redesign the station murals as part of an initiative to promote Egyptian civilization, heritage and culture. Moreover, she attributed any similarities in her designs to mere commonalities in artistic styles and affirmed that resemblances can inadvertently occur in creative works.

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Egyptian Case Wali v. Kurasov: Where inspiration meets imitation in the art world

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The former had contracted with Wali’s studio to redesign the station murals as part of an initiative to promote Egyptian civilization, heritage and culture. Moreover, she attributed any similarities in her designs to mere commonalities in artistic styles and affirmed that resemblances can inadvertently occur in creative works.

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Gulls Hockey Team Gets Wings Clipped In IP Dispute With Hockey League

LexBlog IP

The first was a breach of contract claim which alleged that in the 2015 assignment agreement, the league represented that it was assigning the copyright in the logo to the team free and clear of any claims, and that the third-party copyright claim is evidence that the league breached that representation.