Warren Livingstone

Warren Livingstone (born September 1973 in Sydney) is an Australian businessman, sports administrator and publican. He is the founder and managing director of the Australian sports organisation Fanatics, the former president of Balmain Rugby Club and Sydney Hotel owner. . In 2022 he purchased the Rose and Crown in Parramatta for $42 million and in 2023 he purchased the Australian Hotel in McGraths Hill for $12 million

Court Case

In 2022 Livingstone's company FanFirm (Fanatics) sued the American mega sports merchandise company Fanatics LLC in the Federal Court of Australia for trademark infringement . The long and very public trademark battle ended in victory to Livingstone's Australian company FanFirm The US company appealed the loss to the High Court of Australia but lost that appeal again in a monumental David v Goliath victory for the Australians. As a result all Fanatics LLC branded sports apparel is banned from sale in Australia including NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL.