Howard Robbins

A Whaling Wall Painted Blue: FIFA Faces Legal Challenge After It Covers a Dallas Mural - When soccer fans descended on the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, they found a city buzzing with promotional...more Love, Infringement: Apparel Makers Settle “Love, Hurts” and “Dear, Chuck” Trademark Dispute - Just do it, right? Well…not so fast. While modern apparel marketing moves at championship speed, trademark clearance does not. A...more No Copyright in Cardio: Ninth Circuit Rejects Protection for Tracy Anderson Exercise Routines - Can a workout method be protected as choreography under federal copyright law? The Ninth Circuit recently said no....more The famous acrobatic, ball-spinning exhibition basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters (the “Globetrotters”), recently found itself playing defense, not on the hardwood (against their archrival, the Washington Generals) but...more