Nov 17, 2021 · The settlement of a copyright lawsuit between the Phillies and the Phillie Phanatic’s co-creators, Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison, states that the Phillies have the option to use the design of the original Phanatic, which was created in 1978, or the altered one they introduced in Spring Training 2020, after the Phillies countersued ...

Nov 16, 2021 · In 2019, the Phillies filed a lawsuit against Erickson and Harrison in New York federal court to keep their mascot, contending that the Phanatic's four-decade rise from a costume to a Philadelphia sports and cultural icon was the …

Oct 11, 2021 · Lawyers for the original creator of the now 37-year-old half-muppet, half-mythical creature said in a statement in August that they would continue to fight the Philadelphia Phillies baseball...

Nov 16, 2021 · The creators of the original Phillie Phanatic accused the Philadelphia Phillies of "an affront to our intellectual property rights and to Phillies fans everywhere" with the team's Report a ...

Nov 17, 2021 · In June 2018, Erickson and Harrison threatened to reclaim the Phanatic's copyright, citing language in their original agreement from 1984, prompting the Phillies to sue the mascot's creators a...

Nov 17, 2021 · Back in 2020, the Phanatic underwent a makeover due to a legal dispute between the Phillies and the mascot's co-creators. The new Phanatic had feathers rather than fur-colored arms, stars...

Oct 12, 2021 · The creators of the original Phillie Phanatic accused the Philadelphia Phillies of "an affront to our intellectual property rights and to Phillies fans everywhere" with the team's Report a...

Nov 16, 2021 · The Phillies can bring back the original Phillie Phanatic after the team finalized a settlement agreement Monday with the mascot's creators, ending a two-year copyright dispute.

Oct 10, 2021 · The Phillies settled their lawsuit Friday with the Phillie Phanatic's creators, Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison, clearing the way for the two-year-long copyright dispute to finally...

Nov 17, 2021 · After reaching a settlement on a lawsuit, the Philadelphia Phillies have unleashed the original Phillie Phanatic mascot again. Fire up the hot dog cannon — the Phillie Phanatic is back in...