If you haven’t heard already, tennis legend Roger Federer recently signed a sponsorhip deal with clothing conglomerate, UNIQLO. This deal is reportedly to be worth between $300 million and $410 million USD.
The tennis legend and sporting giant, Nike, are now clashing over the ownership of the “RF” brand. “RF” of course, are the initials of Roger Federer, however, the “RF” brand is a trademark owned by Nike.
This is an example of the importance of establishing who should claim the ownership of a trademark, from the very beginning. In Roger Federer’s case, we hope that everything works out for him. Which shouldn’t be an issue, since he has a 20 year relationship with Nike.
However, some matters might just come down to “it’s just business”.
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