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Not licensed by MLB.  Logos are airbrushed off uniforms and hats.  Only licensed with players union.

EDIT: It should be noted that the post was originally about a baseball set. They are licensed by other leagues in other sports.

Wow. I never even noticed that before. That does change how I feel about them now.

Topps has had the MLB exclusive license since 2010. I think the last deal they made extended the exclusive contract to 2021. Panini has the MLBPA and Cooperstown licenses. That allows them to make cards of all players in those 2 organizations, but they can't use MLB team logos or names. That's why Panini MLB cards say the city, but not the moniker/mascot. Upper Deck still made sets in 2010 b/c they had the MLBPA license, but weren't allowed to use the logos or team names either.

That depends on what you mean by assets. For the brand/set names, I'm pretty sure that no one did as Press Pass shut down so abruptly that there was no one to field calls from interested parties. Anyone wanting to use their brands or designs will have to wait for the copyright to expire (I believe that's 7 years). As for their vault/library of cards, Yes. Dave & Adam's Card World bought PP's entire inventory and have been piecing the cards out in packs that they call Racing's Finest. They also did some packs that were just of the Earnhardts. My main issue with those is the fact that they flooded the market with a bunch of non-serial numbered AU and RU cards that were originally issued by PP with serial numbers. All of the replacement cards without serial #'s are now out on the market and there is no telling how many copies of anything is really out there now.