Hapoel Tel Aviv Association Rejects Legal Threat Over Team Name
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
The Hapoel Osishkin Association has responded to Hapoel Tel Aviv's legal threat regarding the use of the team name and symbol. The association claims that based on a 2023 agreement, they retain rights to intellectual property and assets beyond the senior team transferred to the management company. They assert that their youth department and development team, Hapoel Uri, remain under their ownership, while Hapoel Tel Aviv's rights are limited to the senior team.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Osishkin Association claims it retains rights to 'Hapoel Tel Aviv' name and assets not transferred to Hapoel Tel Aviv.
- A 2023 agreement is cited by the association to support its claim over intellectual property and other teams.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv's rights are limited to 81% of the senior team, according to the Hapoel Osishkin Association.
- The association states its youth department and Hapoel Uri development team remain under its ownership.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv had threatened legal action against the association for using the team name and symbol.
The Hapoel Osishkin Association has responded to a legal threat from Hapoel Tel Aviv, which demanded the association cease using the name and symbol 'Hapoel Tel Aviv' for its adult team, Hapoel Uri Tel Aviv, playing in the National League. The association claims the rights to the name and symbol, as well as other assets, remain with them based on a 2023 agreement with the management company, Adom Management Sal.
According to the association, the agreement transferred only 81% of the adult team's rights to Adom Management Sal. They assert that all other teams, social activities, and the youth department, including the Hapoel Uri development team which has been active for 15 seasons, were and remain the property of the association. The association also expressed gratitude to Adom Management Sal for helping to expose and publicize the Hapoel Uri team.
The association's defense hinges on two main clauses in the agreement. The first concerns 'intellectual property,' stating that the association's rights to intellectual property, including the use of the name 'Hapoel Tel Aviv' and 'Hapoel Osishkin Tel Aviv,' are not diminished in relation to any activity not transferred. The second clause defines 'transferred activity' as all assets and rights related to the adult team of Hapoel Osishkin Tel Aviv basketball club, and its operations as a 'going concern,' which were to be transferred free and clear.
Therefore, the association argues that the rights held by Hapoel Tel Aviv and the management company led by Ofer Yanai pertain solely to the senior team playing in the top league and the EuroLeague. All other assets and rights, including the youth department and the Hapoel Uri team, remain under the association's control.
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