Judge: Bar’s Arbitration Arguments In Trademark Fight With Chicago Cubs Fail

( January 9, 2025, 11:44 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois refused to dismiss a trademark infringement complaint brought by the Chicago Cubs Baseball Club LLC against a bar that overlooks Wrigley Field and its owner, alleging that the bar defendants knowingly falsely promote the business as a partner with the baseball team; the judge held that the bar defendants could not hinge their dismissal motion on an argument related to arbitration....