The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Panini America will be partners for five more years. The two entities announced an extension of their working relationship on Wednesday. The deal makes Panini the exclusive distributor of trading cards featuring players, coaches and contributors elected as members of the Hall’s Enshrinement classes of 2020 through 2024. … [Read more...]
Panini Gets Extension of Collegiate Trading Card Licensing Deal
Panini America will continue making college-focused trading cards for the foreseeable future after reaching a contract extension with collegiate licensing company CLC. Panini called it a “long term” arrangement. Panini and CLC originally partnered in 2015. The announcement means that Panini America will maintain the exclusive rights to use collegiate imagery … [Read more...]
Panini Seeks Dismissal Of UD’s Lawsuit Over Jordan Background Images On Cards
Panini America answered Upper Deck’s lawsuit over images of Michael Jordan that appear in the background of three sets released by the Dallas-based company with a motion for dismissal. Panini’s response, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, was basically this: Upper Deck’s claims are baseless and Panini claims its trading card rival … [Read more...]
Panini Makes Website Adjustments; Will Still Offer Something for Expired Redemptions
Don't toss those expired Panini America redemption cards just yet. The company says it has made adjustments to the customer service platform on its website and will once again allow for the input of codes from redemption cards from old products that are past the stated cutoff deadline. Earlier this month, collectors who contacted the company's customer service team … [Read more...]
Panini America Gets Injuction In Trademark Case
Chalk up another win for Panini America in its battle against trademark infringement. A federal judge last week found in favor of the Dallas-based trading card company and issued an injunction against Jamie Nucero. Judge John M. Gallagher ordered the Pennsylvania resident to “immediately cease and desist” from using Panini’s trademarked names, including Rated Rookie, Rookie … [Read more...]
Panini Settles With Pennsylvania Man Over ‘Rated Rookie’ Trademark Infringement Case
Panini America has settled with a Pennsylvania man it sued late last year for trademark infringement. In a decision reached in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Panini America agreed to drop its lawsuit "with prejudice" against Rocco Tenaglia, of Reading, Pennsylvania. The Dallas-based company sued Tenaglia on Christmas Eve in the same … [Read more...]
Panini Files Fourth Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Over Homemade Cards
Panini America continues its aggressive pursuit against trademark infringement, particularly when it comes to its “Rated Rookie” logo. For the fourth time in six months, attorneys for the Dallas-based company filed a federal lawsuit. And for the second time in two weeks, a Pennsylvania man is being sued for trademark infringement. The lawsuit, filed Christmas Eve in … [Read more...]
Panini to Introduce Cards With Blockchain Provenance
Panini America says it will offer the first officially licensed trading cards featuring blockchain technology in early 2020. The release includes current and former players in a variety of sports and will be designed in the mode of its popular National Treasures line. The 1/1 cards will launch January 6 and will be sold in an auction format in U.S. dollars as … [Read more...]
Panini America Files Third Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
For the third time in six months, Panini America has filed a lawsuit, this time charging trademark infringement against a Pennsylvania man. Attorneys for the Dallas-based company filed a federal lawsuit Friday against Jamie Nucero. In addition to trademark infringement, Panini is seeking damages and injunctive relief. The litigation is the latest chapter in Panini’s quest … [Read more...]
Panini Signs Rui Hachimuri to Card, Autograph Deal
Panini America has signed Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura to an exclusive autograph trading card and memorabilia agreement. The first NBA trading cards and autographs of Hachimura, the first Japanese-born player selected in the first round of the NBA Draft, are in 2019-20 NBA Hoops and he’ll be featured in all of Panini America’s officially licensed trading card … [Read more...]