September 28, 2023
The National Hockey League and the Seattle Kraken have ended their trademark dispute with a Florida apparel-maker they labeled a serial infringer of intellectual property after the company filed a preemptive lawsuit arguing its Kraken-inspired T-shirts are protected speech.
July 19, 2022
The National Hockey League and the Seattle Kraken urged a Washington federal court to reject a Florida apparel company's early win bid in a trademark infringement dispute, saying misappropriation of intellectual property is part of the T-shirt maker's "business model" and accusing it of "short-circuiting" the discovery process.
January 19, 2022
A Florida apparel company hit the Seattle Kraken and the National Hockey League with a preemptive trademark lawsuit Tuesday, asking a Washington federal court to deem the Tampa business' Kraken-inspired T-shirts protected speech.