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Today’s sign of the apocalypse - BostonCard - 08-15-2019
Ohio state wants to trademark the word “the”
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RE: Today’s sign of the apocalypse - martyup - 08-15-2019
Sources? Context?
RE: Today’s sign of the apocalypse - BostonCard - 08-15-2019
(08-15-2019, 08:08 AM)martyup Wrote: Sources? Context?
Context is that they style themselves "The™ Ohio State University". Source is a lot of places, see, for example:
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27384520/ohio-state-seeks-trademark-word-the
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RE: Today’s sign of the apocalypse - martyup - 08-15-2019
Okay, I'll bite. I asked the two questions because on the face it would seem unlikely that a single word as common as "the" would be granted a trademark by the USPTO. However, if the application sought protection for a particular drawing of the word it would stand a better chance. Here is an expert's take:
Quote:[Trademark attorney Josh] Gerben thinks this claim “has issues from the start.”
Quote:“In order for a trademark to be registered for a brand of clothing, the trademark must be used in a trademark fashion,” he said. “In other words, it has to be used on tagging or labeling for the products. In this case, just putting the word ‘the’ on the front of a shirt is not sufficient trademark use.”
RE: Today’s sign of the apocalypse - Phogge - 08-15-2019
I tried owning a ten letter word once but found that Al Swearingen had copyrighted it.
RE: Today’s sign of the apocalypse - ca245 - 08-15-2019
At least one other institute of higher learning uses "The" in front of its name: The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, which goes by the initials TSRI.
RE: Today’s sign of the apocalypse - ADPinWDC - 08-15-2019
"DUH" is available.
lex24 - lex24 - 08-16-2019
Hilarious Phogge.
(08-15-2019, 05:08 PM)Phogge Wrote: I tried owning a ten letter word once but found that Al Swearingen had copyrighted it.