University of Alabama Board of Trustees v. New Life Art, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
683 F.3d 1266 (11th Cir. 2012)
- Written by Carolyn Strutton, JD
Facts
For decades Moore (defendant) had created and sold works of art depicting University of Alabama football games. Moore sold these works in the form of paintings, prints, and calendars, and also sold mundane items such as mugs on which his images had been placed. At some times, Moore had licensing agreements with the University for the creation of some of these works, but predominantly created these items without any licensing agreement in place. The University of Alabama Board of Trustees (plaintiff) sued under the Lanham Act on the basis of unregistered trade dress for the University colors, football uniforms, and helmet designs. The district court granted summary judgement to Moore for the paintings and prints, but to the University for the calendars, mugs, and other mundane products. Both Moore and the University appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Anderson, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 791,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,200 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
