In an exclusive interview with SCD, Peter Warsop, group licensing director for Panini, discusses the rapid move to acquire Donruss, how the Panini name will be incorporated into the Donruss brands and whether the company will be adding any other sports card licenses.
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Industry Spotlight: James Spence
Exclusive Interview With NBA’s Director of Trading Cards, Memorabilia
Sports Museum of L.A. Ready for Opening
Judge rules memorabilia card patents are invalid
One of the longest legal battles in the sports card industry isn’t officially over, but it took a big step toward conclusion this week when a judge declared a patent for memorabilia-based trading cards to be invalid. The decision came in a lawsuit that charged Upper Deck and Donruss with infringing the patent.
The patent holder, Adrian Gluck of California-based Media Technologies, has already announced plans to appeal the decision. The judge dismissed the patent infringement claim less than a month before the case was scheduled to go to a jury trial in which a significant financial judgment was sought by Media Technologies.
Phelps Autographs Cards S[pike in Value
Favre Jerseys Brings Green in Another Shade of Green
50 years later, Moore recalls NFL’s ‘Greatest Game’
Hobby Retailers Hope Sales, Traffic Heat Up
Industry working to overcome tough economic times
The nation’s economic picture is still a major concern to all levels of the sports collectibles industry, but that did not prevent the majority of attendees of this year’s Hawaii Trade Conference/Mainland Edition from leaving Phoenix with a good feeling about where the short-term future of the industry is headed.