PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY v. VINTAGE BRAND

No. 4:21-CV-01091.

715 F.Supp.3d 602 (2024)

The PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Plaintiff, v. VINTAGE BRAND, LLC; Sportswear, Inc., d/b/a Prep Sportswear; Chad Hartvigson; Erik Hartvigson; and Michelle Young, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania.

Signed February 6, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allison L. Ebeck, Courtney S. Schorr, McGuireWoods LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Claire H. Eller, Pro Hac Vice, Lucy J. Wheatley, Pro Hac Vice, Matthew G. Rosendahl, Pro Hac Vice, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, VA, Jessica Maupin, Pro Hac Vice, McGuireWoods LLP, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff.

Christopher Jon Sprigman, Pro Hac Vice, Mark P. McKenna, Pro Hac Vice, Lex Lumina, PLLC, New York, NY, Joshua D. Harms, Pro Hac Vice, Valerie A. Walker, Pro Hac Vice, Bradford J. Axel, John T. Fetters, Pro Hac Vice, Leslie C. Vander Griend, Pro Hac Vice, Theresa H. Wang, Pro Hac Vice, Stokes Lawrence, P.S., Seattle, WA, Jodi S. Wilenzik, Marc H. Perry, Post & Schell, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants Vintage Brand, LLC, Michelle Young.

John T. Fetters, Joshua D. Harms, Pro Hac Vice, Leslie C. Vander Griend, Pro Hac Vice, Theresa H. Wang, Valerie A. Walker, Pro Hac Vice, Bradford J. Axel, Stokes Lawrence, P.S., Seattle, WA, Mark P. McKenna, Pro Hac Vice, Lex Lumina PLLC, New York, NY, Jodi S. Wilenzik, Marc H. Perry, Post & Schell, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants Sportswear Inc., Chad Hartvigson, Erik Hartvigson.

Justin A. Tomevi, Barley Snyder, York, PA, Phillip R. Malone, Pro Hac Vice, Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford Law School Juelsgaard Ip and Innovation Clinic, Stanford, CA, for Amicus Intellectual Property Law Professors.

Sean Hvisdas, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Amicus The Society of Product Licensors Committed to Excellence.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Vintage Brand, LLC ("Vintage Brand") produces goods featuring historical sports images that feature various universities, including The Pennsylvania State University ("Penn State"). Penn State challenges Vintage Brand's use of the historical images on the goods that...

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