The golfing icon won a record 18 major championships during his career and is currently battling his latest challenge in court regarding the rights of his name and likeness
Jack Nicklaus is struggling to win back the rights to his own name and likeness following his latest defeat in court(Image: Getty Images)
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Jack Nicklaus is struggling to win back the rights to his own name and likeness following his latest defeat in court.
The golf legend claims that he sold a non-exclusive right to his name and likeness to his former partner, Howard Milstein, who argues it was instead an exclusive right which he paid $145million (£113million) in 1994.
According to Sports Illustrated, a Florida district court judge ruled earlier this month that Milstein would retain the rights to Nicklaus’ name and likeness.
The ruling was based upon a past decision that went against the 83-year-old in the New York County Supreme Court regarding his name and likeness.
While Nicklaus v. Milstein first brought to court in a Palm Beach County Circuit Court case in April, due to Milstein’s request, it was subsequently elevated to the federal level.
“[This] doesn’t change anything,” Eugene E. Stearns, Jack Nicklaus’s lead attorney said, according to Sports Illustrated. “We will just be back in Florida State court where it started.”
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