The man who designed the New York Jets’ recently revived logo faces an uphill battle to enforce copyright and trademark claims against the NFL team.
Jim Pons said in his federal lawsuit he designed the logo first used from 1978 to 1997 outside of his job responsibilities as a video director. But, he said, he was never compensated for his work on the logo, despite the team interviewing him in a video promoting its 2024 revival.
His Nov. 21 copyright complaint in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York also makes a right of publicity claim ...
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