Appellate Court of Illinois

In an action involving plaintiff's license from the March Madness Athletic Association to use the trademark term "March Madness" for various business purposes, declaratory judgment in favor plaintiff is affirmed over claims that the circuit court: 1) erroneously interpreted the term "videos" as including material transmitted to Sprint PCS cell phone customers on demand; 2) impermissibly rewrote the language of plaintiff's license agreement; and 3) had an insufficient factual basis to enter judgment on plaintiff's declaratory judgment claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/26/2008
• Published 03/27/2008

Judges

• Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Appellate Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Antony J. McShane, Michael G. Kelber, Hillary A. Mann, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants., Paul E. Veith, Michael C. Andolina, April D. Lambert, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.