Panini vs Fanatics Court Battle Heating Up

Usually you see fireworks in the summer, but this is on a different scale. The feud between Fanatics and Panini looks to be heating up. It’s being reported that Fanatics is now countersuing Panini saying that Panini was strong-arming them. We can all appreciate how valuable licensing deals can be, and nothing is as big as the NFL.

Sports Card Digest, which I’ve written about several times, was near and dear to me as a child collector, and I still read their articles today. Here’s the background of the licensing battle and their take on the Panini vs Fanatics feud.