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tarheelblue

Trademarks are only protected while they are being used.

If an organization like the Atlantic Coast Conference dissolves itself and no longer exists, then anyone would be free to start using the trademarks that that organization had abandoned at dissolutionment. So the remaining schools could just sign a new charter and call themselves the Atlantic Coast Conference. They could also argue that the dissolution vote was illegal and therefore void, and that the old ACC was never legally dissolved. Therefore all the media contracts and grant of rights were still in force. A judge would then have to sort out that mess over several years of litigation. ** Edited by tarheelblue at 8/2/2023, 3:01:32 PM
Posted: 08/02/2023 at 02:49 PM ET
(In response to this post by WarHog38)

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Can the ACC Be Legally Dissolved?
WarHog38 • 08/02/23 01:55 PM ET
Even that might not solve the problem. The teams that did not want to
wwhokie1 • 08/02/23 04:47 PM ET
Doubt that's possible.
Vienna_Hokie • 08/02/23 05:05 PM ET
I ask you, what is a contract?
HokieDevil • 08/03/23 09:49 AM ET
They would not claim they are reforming, but that they never left, only the
wwhokie1 • 08/02/23 06:53 PM ET
Whether something is "fair" or not may not be the issue though. When a
VTHokie2000 • 08/02/23 07:23 PM ET
The only reports I have heard, state that the bylaws have no mention of
wwhokie1 • 08/02/23 10:45 PM ET
I am confident the topic is addressed in either the conference's charter
VTHokie2000 • 08/03/23 12:31 AM ET
They could claim it all they want, doesn't change the facts
Vienna_Hokie • 08/02/23 06:59 PM ET
8 could hardly get them to negotiate on uneven revenues, so
daveinop • 08/02/23 03:16 PM ET
I Don't Know if the ACC will ever be Dissolved
WarHog38 • 08/02/23 03:25 PM ET
I still think ACC should let schools own their OOC TV revenues
daveinop • 08/02/23 04:50 PM ET
Trademarks are only protected while they are being used. ◄
tarheelblue • 08/02/23 02:49 PM ET
ACC is a Registered Trademark just like the SEC
WarHog38 • 08/02/23 03:15 PM ET
I don't know if Registered Trademarks have the Perpetuity you Claim.
WarHog38 • 08/02/23 03:45 PM ET
"The Beatles" trademark is still in use.
tarheelblue • 08/02/23 03:19 PM ET
Isn't that what the Big East did?
Vienna_Hokie • 08/02/23 04:33 PM ET
Essentially yes, that's what they did.**
tarheelblue • 08/02/23 06:01 PM ET
Should of Placed that Above Comment Here **
WarHog38 • 08/02/23 03:49 PM ET
Why wouldn't FSU just financially entice 7 others to leave?
RonMexicoHokie • 08/02/23 02:41 PM ET
It has not been verified that 8 schools could dissolve the conference.
wwhokie1 • 08/02/23 10:54 PM ET
That would probably constitute tortious interference and be illegal. **
tarheelblue • 08/02/23 02:56 PM ET
I guess the new ACC can be named The Rossington Collins Band. ;)**
Old Line Hokie • 08/02/23 02:41 PM ET
Then James Phillips could marry Dale Krantz**
WarHog38 • 08/02/23 03:59 PM ET
Hey, don't misunderstand me.**
CyberHokie • 08/02/23 02:54 PM ET