Every Tuesday and Friday,
WTR presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In our latest round-up, we look at the NCAA pausing an athlete name, image and likeness vote, the US Intellectual Property Alliance launching with the aim of raising IP awareness, Authentic Vision and ATQ Germany teaming up, and much more. Coverage this time from Trevor Little (TL), Bridget Diakun (BD), Jonathan Walfisz (JW) and Tim Lince (TJL).
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NCAA pauses athlete name, image and likeness vote – In October 2019, the governing board of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has voted unanimously to permit students participating in athletics the opportunity to benefit from the use of its name, image and likeness. The move was a significant one, with the board of governors directing each division to change name, image and likeness rules by January 2021. A vote was due this week on name, image and likeness and transfer proposals but at the last minute these were tabled, the NAA instead adopting a resolution stating it is committed to modernizing its rules. It stated: “Several external factors, including recent correspondence with the US Department of Justice, prompted members to delay voting on the proposals.” In a statement, council chair M. Grace Calhoun, athletics director at Pennsylvania, said: ““The council remains fully committed to modernising Division I rules in ways that benefit all student-athletes. Unfortunately, external factors require this pause, and the Council will use this time to enhance the proposals.” (