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BOUCHAT v. BALTIMORE RAVENS LTD. PARTNERSHIP

Nos. 12-2543, 12-2548.

737 F.3d 932 (2013)

Frederick E. BOUCHAT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BALTIMORE RAVENS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Defendant-Appellee. International Documentary Association; Film Independent; Motion Picture Association of America, Incorporated, Amici Supporting Appellee. Frederick E. Bouchat, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NFL Enterprises LLC; NFL Network Services, Inc.; NFL Productions LLC, d/b/a NFL Films, a subsidiary of NFL Ventures L.P., Defendants-Appellees. International Documentary Association; Film Independent; Motion Picture Association of America, Incorporated, Amici Supporting Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 17, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Howard J. Schulman , Schulman & Kaufman, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Robert Lloyd Raskopf , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, New York, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Marie J. Ignozzi , Schulman & Kaufman, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Mark D. Gately , Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Baltimore, Maryland; Sanford I. Weisburst , Todd Anten , Rachel E. Epstein , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, New York, for Appellees. Julie A. Ahrens , Timothy Greene , Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society, Stanford, California, for International Documentary Association, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., and Film Independent, Amici Supporting Appellees.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge DIAZ joined.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the latest chapter in extensive litigation over the Baltimore Ravens "Flying B" logo. Frederick Bouchat challenges the National Football League's use of the logo in three videos featured on its television network and various websites, as well as the Baltimore Ravens' display of images that include the logo as part of exhibits in its stadium "Club Level" seating area. The district court found that the defendants' use of...

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