Warner Bros county Lawrence Football Sporting Logo Warner Bros county Lawrence

AFL warned Tassie devil logo could expose it to costly trademark clash with Warner Bros

theguardian.com

The AFL could be exposed to a costly lawsuit if its new Tasmanian team’s logo even remotely resembles the Looney Tunes cartoon character Taz the Tasmanian devil, lawyers have warned.

Tasmania was formally granted the 19th AFL team licence on Wednesday afternoon after being unanimously endorsed by the existing 18 clubs earlier this week.

The team name is yet to be announced, but in making the announcement at North Hobart Oval, outgoing AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan gave his backing to the use of the name “Devils”.

The AFL has already registered trademarks for the name “Tassie Devils” and “Tasmania Devils” with a final decision expected in mid-July.

Related News
Australia batter David Warner has revealed how Ricky Ponting taught him a lesson after he played a prank on him. Warner, who is made his Australia debut under Ponting's captaincy, has revealed a unheard tale from his first overseas tour in 2010. Notably, Warner led the Delhi Capitals in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League (IPL), with Ponting as the head coach of the franchise. Warner recalled that he once put "vegemite" on the key hole of Ponting's hotel room.
ROME: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina fought from 4-1 down in the second set to overhaul Jelena Ostapenko on Friday to reach the final of the Italian Open.
Novak Djokovic was involved in an expletive-laden row with his coach during his quarter-final defeat at the Italian Open.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.