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10 DePaul-LCA J. Art & Ent. L. 591 (1999-2000)
Frederick E. Bouchat v. Baltimore Ravens, Inc.; National Football League Properties, Inc. 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 24792

handle is hein.journals/dael10 and id is 597 raw text is: FREDERICK E. B O UCHA T V. BALTIMORE RA VENS, INC.; NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEA GUE PROPER TIES, INC. 2000 U. S. App. LEXIS 24792 INTRODUCTION Frederick E. Bouchat (Bouchat) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland alleging copyright infringement against the Baltimore Ravens, Inc., and the National Football League Properties, Inc. (NFL).' Specifically, plaintiff alleged that defendants infringed his copyright rights in three different drawings that were entirely his independent creation.2 One of the three drawings is a shield that Bouchat created in 1995 when he was producing a logo for the new Baltimore Ravens football team. Bouchat is the owner of a valid copyright in the drawing of the shield and he alleged that the defendants' designers copied his drawing when creating the logo for the Baltimore Ravens football team.3 The defendants maintained that they developed the design of the Baltimore Ravens shield logo entirely independently; therefore there is no infringement on Bouchat's copyright.4 A jury found in favor of plaintiff in a trial held over five weeks in October and November of 1998. The defendants then moved for judgment not withstanding the verdict, or for a new trial stating that the plaintiff failed to show that the defendants had access to his drawing and therefore no infringement occurred.5 The 1 Frederick E. Bouchat v. Baltimore Ravens, Inc., National Football League Properties, Inc., 2000 U. S. App. LEXIS 24792 (4th Cir. 2000). 2 Id at 2. 3 Id at 2. 4 Idat2. 5 Bouchat, 2000 U.S. App. Lexis 24792, 2.

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