A Free Pass On Antitrust Scrutiny For NFL Teams

Law360 ( October 23, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT) -- The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that the National Football League is a single entity for purposes of licensing team trademarks, thus freeing the NFL's licensing decisions from Sherman Act ยงย 1's prohibition against group conduct that unreasonably restrains trade. American Needle Inc. v. NFL, No. 07-4006 (7th Cir. Aug. 18, 2008)....

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