Nonprofit Baseball League Must Choose Between Trademark and Tradition

The small-town baseball teams of the nonprofit Cape Cod League are embroiled in a trademark dispute that is forcing them to choose between maintaining their ties to Major League Baseball and preserving their homespun heritage, reports The New York Times.

The teams have been faced with a November 1 deadline to relinquish their names or purchase team uniforms and merchandise exclusively through licensed vendors. “We found that too constrictive,” said Peter Troy, president of Chatham Athletics. “We have longstanding relationships with local vendors.’

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