NBA
NBA Properties, Inc. (NBAP) controls the merchandising and licensing for all 30 NBA teams and affiliated entities, along with the NBA All Star Game, Playoffs, Finals, Draft, and Jam Session.
The National Basketball Associate (NBA) is an integrated business enterprise consisting of 30-member teams located in the United States and Canada. NBAP is the marketing and licensing arm of the NBA and is the owner and/or exclusive licensor of all trademarks, services marks, trade names, and logos of the NBA and its member teams. To maintain the NBA’s popularity and to protect its valuable reputation and goodwill, NBAP has developed and implemented programs to create, register, and protect the trademarks designating goods and services associated with and emanating from the NBA and its member teams.