{
  "id": 10715703,
  "title": "Mickey Mantle Baseball Cards Spark NIL, Trademarks Lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/mickey-mantle-baseball-cards-spark-nil-trademarks-lawsuit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2026/mickey-mantle-baseball-cards-lawsuit-1234945901/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The owner and licensor of the intellectual property rights to the late Mickey Mantle have sued collectibles company Cardsmiths over the sale of unauthorized baseball cards featuring the legendary Yankee and his signature. The case is the latest litigation involving the sale of cards using athletes’ NIL without consent, with a likely defense centering on […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}