Breaking.... O$U officially trademarks the word "The" (Thee)
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So are we going to start seeing red and gray shirts that just say THE
? If so, stoo-pid!
? If so, stoo-pid!
"It allows Ohio State to control the use of “THE” on “clothing, namely, t-shirts, baseball caps, and hats; all of the foregoing being promoted, distributed, and sold through channels customary to the field of sports and collegiate athletics,”
Does that mean that apparel displaying the Penn State crest will be infringing?
Does that mean that apparel displaying the Penn State crest will be infringing?
In other words, only Ohio State can have apparel that just has “THE” on it."It allows Ohio State to control the use of “THE” on “clothing, namely, t-shirts, baseball caps, and hats; all of the foregoing being promoted, distributed, and sold through channels customary to the field of sports and collegiate athletics,”
Does that mean that apparel displaying the Penn State crest will be infringing?
If I understand the above excerpt correctly, it only applies to "THE" as a standalone logo. Our apparel with a seal reading "The Pennsylvania State University" looks to be no problem. Leave it to the self-important d-bags to think anyone seeing "THE" will associate it with OSU. The vast majority of people wouldn't know and wouldn't care.
French people would see it and think the person must really like tea regardless of the missing accent aigu. A good troll would be to print up a bunch of French "tea" shirts and wear them around Columbus on game days.
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As if the rest of the country needed another reason to dislike the(m).
What article? All I see is a tweet that takes me to twitter.
exactly, what article?
Ha, I didn't realize one can click on different areas of the Twitter pic and get different results. I'm going to go yell at a cloud now.
In related news, “A$$hole” is now trademarked in the U.S. by the university of michigan. Expect to see maize and blue A$$HOLE clothing and other paraphernalia in stores soon.
clothing and other paraphernalia in stores soon.
"The" Bronx should be upset about this. However, it's more known as "Da" Bronx, so no one really cares.
Interesting that someone at OSU thought this was an important thing to pursue. I imagine they thought it was about $ but if this only applies to the standalone logo what did they really gain?
This will make the band's job tougher though, to have to spell out the additional 3 characters on the field.
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