NPHC/CONVERSE LAWSUIT

[Rain Man]

...he does have a valid point.

I will first say that I truly don't know what the ultimate outcome will be from this case, but since no copyright or trademark infringement has occured, it's going to be rather difficult for the NPHC to prove such in this case.

Unless the respective NPHC years and colors are registered trademarks of the orgs, it's going to be difficult to prove any damages has occured.

Example: The Ford Motor Company has Motorcraft as a registered trademark of their company. If another company uses similar car parts that Ford uses and puts MotorCARE or Motor CAR on their products, no trademark infringement has occured, and thus Ford cannot sue and reasonably expect to win.

Now, if Converse uses the NPHC orgs names, coats of arms, or other registered trademarks on their shoes, that's another story altogether. But I see no indication that such is being used.

I reserve further comment on this case pending upcoming developments.