Luka Doncic, who played in the NBA team Dallas Mavericks and carried his country Slovenia to the quarterfinals in Eurobasket 2022, was in court with his mother.
Luka Doncic, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA teams and plays for his country Slovenia in the European Basketball Championship, made a striking statement to NBA reporter Marc Stein. The star basketball player confirmed that he is in a legal dispute with his mother, Mirjam Poterbin.
Brand name sued
NBA’s Slovenian star Luka Doncic announced that he was on the case with his mother, Mirjam Poterbin, with the following words: “My mother controls the LUKA DONCIC 7 trademark and doesn’t want to give it to me. That’s why I petitioned the United States Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the trademark.”
“Controlling my brand is important to me”
Explaining why it was important for him to acquire the LUKA DONCIC 7 brand name, Doncic said, “I have a lot to look forward to as I continue to evolve as a player and as a person. It’s important for me to control my own brand.” used his statements.
allowed in 2018
In 2018, while still an NBA rookie, Luka Doncic gave his mother permission to register his name as a trademark. According to Marc Stein, Doncic asked his mother’s company last year to stop using his name as a trademark. The NBA star, who tried to convince his mother about the issue, could not get any results from these attempts.
His application was denied
Luka Doncic had previously tried to trademark the name ‘Luka Doncic’ and applied to the US Patent and Trademark Office. This application of the NBA star was rejected. Stein stated that Doncic’s last application was his last resort to gain full control over his name, trademark, charity and business relationships because other trademarks prevented Doncic from having clear rights to use his name.
He pointed to Turkey
Luka Doncic, who competed with Slovenia in EuroBasket 2022, recently reacted to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) because of referee mistakes and gave an example of Turkey’s match against Georgia.
“You see the time error in the Turkey match”
Speaking to Eurohoops, Doncic “You see the time error in the Turkey game and the technical foul error in the Lithuania game. There is a lot more. FIBA needs to do something about it. I don’t have much to say.” he said.
Number 35 to Belgium
Luka Doncic played in Slovenia’s match against Belgium in the last 16 of the European Basketball Championship. The NBA star, who scored 35 points in the match his country won 88-72, also contributed to his team with 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
