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: BizMediaLaw Blog from Wahab, Riveles & Medenica LLC

How many Lawyers does it Take to Unscrew a Light Bulb (or a Lawsuit)?

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The Answer: None. Adding to the absurd no defense stories of corporate many headed embarrassment, consider the recent suit filed by André Agassi of tennis fame against Target of bourgeois shopping fame. Apparently, Target, with its no doubt sizeable roster of in and outside counsel failed to clear the use of Agassi?s name on a pair of sandals that shipped to a variety of outlets.

Come again? How could this be? Surely, the mega brand has no appetite for knock offs and could have simply licensed the name. Rather, Target found out that the name was entirely unlicensed when presented with a suit (or presumably a cease and desist letter beforehand). So this must be a case of the many headed corporate bureaucracy where one head ignored, tuned out, or simply did not talk to the other. The legal clearance pipeline is a serious one that can, as demonstrated, here break down with even the most established an prominent players. However, you don?t need an attorney army to unscrew a lawsuit before it begins.

Full post as published by BizMediaLaw Blog from Wahab, Riveles & Medenica LLC on September 19, 2007 (boomark / email).