Professor Christa Laser was featured in an extended interview on Cleveland 19 News to discuss the trademark issues involved in the new “Guardians” name selected by the Cleveland baseball team. Potential trademark problems have arisen due to the fact that there is a Cleveland roller derby team called the Cleveland Guardians.

Professor Laser explained that “both sides are trying to position themselves to get the trademark for this Cleveland Guardians trademark.” She observed that the trademark issue will ultimately come down to the question of “which company has the first bona fide use?”

The full interview can be viewed here.