IP in Sports: Navigating a Complex Playing Field
This session explores the evolving intellectual property issues shaping the sports industry, from branding and sponsorship rights to the interplay between teams, leagues, major sporting events, and athletes. Panelists will examine various issues, including ownership of IP, intellectual property protection and enforcement across jurisdictions, licensing, merchandising and commercialization strategies, media rights, ambush marketing, fan generated content, and athlete image rights in a highly competitive global sports market.
Paula Clancy Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP (Ottawa)
Mark Ditmars VP Corporate Partnerships, Toronto Blue Jays
Richard Stacey General Counsel, Ottawa Senators
Moderator: Arnold Ceballos The Bank of Nova Scotia (Toronto)
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