Wrigley Field baseball stadium, home of the Chicago Cubs, Chicago, June 10, 2019. Credit: 4kclips/Adobe StockChicago Cubs' IP Claim to Continue Against Wrigley View Rooftop, Judge Rules
An Illinois federal judge said the business cannot rely on an expired settlement agreement between it and the baseball team to compel arbitration.
January 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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A trademark suit the Chicago Cubs brought against a former intellectual property licensee will continue in Illinois federal court, a district judge held Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the Northern District of Illinois said the defendants, Aidan Dunican and his business Wrigley View Rooftop, cannot rely on an expired settlement agreement between the business and the baseball team to compel arbitration.
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