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Behind the case: How McGuireWoods brought Penn State to victory

Rani Mehta
November 26 2024
University Park, PA, USA - JUNE 21: The outside of Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania on June 21, 2018. Beaver Stadium is the home stadium of the Nittany Lions NCAA football team.
Beaver Stadium in Pennsylvania, home of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team | Credit: Katherine Welles / Adobe Stock

Lucy Wheatley, partner at McGuireWoods, discusses the challenges of explaining trademarks to a jury and reveals a logistical hurdle she had to navigate

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