The Upper Deck Company v. Pixels.com, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 13 THE UPPER DECK COMPANY, Case No. 24-cv-00923-BAS-DEB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO SEAL (ECF No. 137)

PIXELS.COM, LLC,

Defendant. 19 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Upper Deck Company’s (“Upper Deck”) renewed motion to seal. (ECF No. 137.) For the reasons below, the Court DENIES Upper Deck’s motion to seal. (Id.) I. BACKGROUND Defendant Pixels.com (“Pixels”) allegedly interfered with Upper Deck’s exclusive rights to use intellectual property assets associated with the brand of world-famous basketball player, Michael Jordan (“Jordan”), to develop sports memorabilia. More specifically, Pixels allegedly advertised and sold products appropriating Jordan’s likeness online without either Upper Deck’s or Jordan’s permission. (ECF No. 24 ¶¶ 25–35.) Upper Deck obtained the rights to use Michael Jordan’s likeness through licensing agreements.…