LA Gear and the Los Angeles Rams have finally settled their years-long dispute over the “LA RAMS” trademark. Dating all the way back to January of 2017, the dispute began with LA Gear filing an opposition against the Los Angeles Rams’ trademark application for “LA RAMS,” claiming the shared acronym made the marks too similar. Essentially, LA Gear thought consumers […]
An interesting trademark filing has recently been made by the New England Patriots. The filing is for “DOUGH YOUR JOB,” an obvious play on Bill Belichick’s saying “DO YOUR JOB.” The filing indicates that the Patriots intend to sell a brand of ice cream using the phrase. This is where things get a little interesting. It does not appear the […]
The University of Miami has filed a trademark application for “TURNOVER CHAIN.” The application, which was filed in October 2018, has been refused because an individual from Delray Beach, Florida actually filed his own ‘TURNOVER CHAIN’ application back in 2017. This has all come to a head in June of this year (2019), when the University of Miami filed a […]
The Philadelphia Phillies have recently filed a lawsuit against the design firm that created the Phanatic, Harrison/Erickson, over ownership rights to the Phanatic costume. Following decades of negotiation and agreements, the Phillies claim that Harrison/Erickson has now demanded millions of more dollars for the continued rights to use the Phanatic. A Brief History of the Phillie Phanatic Costume Our story […]
August 16, 2019 (Original Post) On August 8, The Ohio State University filed a trademark application for the single word “THE.” ‘The’ Ohio State University’s trademark filing claims it is currently using the trademark “THE” for a brand of clothing, namely t-shirts, baseball caps, and hats. To support the filing, the University submitted specimens that show a shirt and hat with […]
Back in Autumn of 2018, the FitzMagic craze was taking over the country. Ryan Fitzpatrick was lighting things up in Tampa, and at one point even came out to a press conference dressed in DeSean Jackson’s clothes. During all the excitement, a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, Minkah Fitzpatrick, filed a trademark application for “FitzMagic” on September 12 of 2018. […]
July 4, 2019 (Original Post) The day after the 2019 NBA Draft, both Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans filed trademark applications for “Let’s Dance.” Zion Williamson filed four separate applications. The applications filed by Zion indicate that the top pick in this year’s NBA draft has an intent to offer “computer games, video games, mobile applications, bags, luggage, a […]
The PGA Tour filed a brand new trademark application on June 19th for “The Skins Game,” suggesting that the PGA Tour is bringing back the once popular event. Looking at the trademark application, you can see that the application states the PGA Tour plans to offer “entertainment services, namely conducting professional golf tournaments” using “The Skins Game” trademark. This is […]
The Toronto Raptors do not own a federal trademark registration for the team’s “claw on a basketball” logo. Our story starts in 2014 when the Raptors redesigned their logo to what it is today (with Canadian rapper Drake having an important consulting role). The Raptors filed 18 trademark applications around the new logo. Then, in May of 2015, Monster Energy […]
The XFL is actively pursuing a trademark registration for “HE HATE ME.” For those that remember the original days of the XLF, HE HATE ME is actually Rod Smart, who made the phrase famous by putting it on the back of his jersey. Rod Smart continued to use the nickname after the XFL disbanded and was even tweeting from […]
Two very interesting filings were recently made by Tom Brady’s company, TEB Capital. TEB Capital is the entity that owns all the “TB12” trademarks that Tom has used and registered. As you can see in the video above, there were two new trademark filings made on May 24 for “TOM TERRIFIC.” Tom Terrific is a relatively obscure nickname that […]
An interesting trademark filing was recently made by New Balance for “4 Bounces.” The trademark application was filed the day after Kawhi Leonard hit that shot that bounced four times on the rim, then went in, sending the Toronto Raptors to the Eastern Conference Finals. Taking a look at the timestamp on the application, it was filed at 1:25PM. This […]