June 22, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, slorch said: Grab your pronouns…grab your articles… So what is a bucknut .. them/they .. it?
June 22, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, Deej said: Shocked they spelled it correctly. That’s why it took 3 years to get.
June 22, 20223 yr When I was in college there were some students petitioning to rename the school The Oklahoma State University. They were laughed at mercilessly for good reasons. I honestly didn't even know at the time it had anything to do with Ohio State. Makes it even stupider.
June 22, 20223 yr 55 minutes ago, Deej said: Shocked they spelled it correctly. Somebody probably spotted them the T and the E.
June 22, 20223 yr The story is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. One of the most used words in the English language. Do the idiots that trademark the think that they will somehow be able to limit the use of the word the or somehow profit from the use of the word the?
June 22, 20223 yr T*e nerve of them! this does bode well for me and my application to trademark the concept of money as my IP. Edited June 22, 20223 yr by Pato del Muerto
June 22, 20223 yr Tough shit. They’ll always be THE university of Tennessee Chattanooga Moccasins to me
June 22, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, Dennis Taylor said: The story is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. One of the most used words in the English language. Do the idiots that trademark the think that they will somehow be able to limit the use of the word the or somehow profit from the use of the word the? It's for t shirts and hats. Don't really care. It seems dumb to me as well.
June 22, 20223 yr I bet THE idiots of Texas A&M won't stand for this. They trademarked bullshit trademarks first.
June 22, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, Deej said: I bet THE idiots of Texas A&M won't stand for this. They trademarked bullshit trademarks first. They have their eyes on the ampersand.
June 22, 20223 yr Sounds like a buncha' shit to me. We've officially been "The" University of Texas since the adoption of the current Texas Constitution in 1876, wherein Section 10 of Article 7 reads: "Sec. 10. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS; AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT. The Legislature shall as soon as practicable establish, organize and provide for the maintenance, support and direction of a University of the first class, to be located by a vote of the people of this State, and styled, "The University of Texas", for the promotion of literature, and the arts and sciences, including an Agricultural, and Mechanical department." (bolding added; quotation marks are a part of the Constitution) And in case anyone was wondering, the constitutional mandate that The University of Texas be a "university of the first class" is what differentiates us from the fuckin' aggys. And the fuckin' sooners. And the fuckin' bucknuts. And the fuckin' . . .
June 22, 20223 yr THE University of Texas Come sue me jort wearing clogged arteries flyover state bums
June 22, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, DaggerHorns said: What's-his-face will be along shortly to remind us that Cardale eventually graduated, as if that makes his alma mater look better.
June 22, 20223 yr THE Ohio State University has the shittiest, least friendly fans I’ve ever encountered in my 20+ years of attending college football games, and it’s not really close. It’s like they took the relatively small % of every fan base comprised of delusional, self-important jersey-wearing shit-bags, concentrated it down to its purist form and applied it to the general population. That’s all I’ve got on this topic.
June 22, 20223 yr This belongs in the Intellectual Property of Second Rate Midwestern Universities forum that we don't have because no one here gives a shit.
June 23, 20223 yr 4 hours ago, Dennis Taylor said: The story is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen. One of the most used words in the English language. Do the idiots that trademark the think that they will somehow be able to limit the use of the word the or somehow profit from the use of the word the? It was only registered because tOSU has apparently licensed/sold a fair shit ton of merch with nothing but "THE" on it, or super-prominently over Ohio State University. They filed a 100 page affidavit attesting to the length and numerosity of that usage. They would only be able to successfully sue another entity using "THE" in virtual isolation, which don't make no sense. The utility of the registration is to use it against bootleg OSU merch sellers, not in some aggyesque crusade to stop use of 12th Man.
June 23, 20223 yr Tell me they aren't intending to sell shirts and hats that just have the letters "THE" on them. That would be kind-a goofy. gogglegooglegoogle Holy Shitballs! It's not just bad, it's OSU-bad. Edited June 23, 20223 yr by 0xdeadbeef
June 23, 20223 yr Author 41 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said: It was only registered because tOSU has apparently licensed/sold a fair shit ton of merch with nothing but "THE" on it, or super-prominently over Ohio State University. They filed a 100 page affidavit attesting to the length and numerosity of that usage. They would only be able to successfully sue another entity using "THE" in virtual isolation, which don't make no sense. The utility of the registration is to use it against bootleg OSU merch sellers, not in some aggyesque crusade to stop use of 12th Man. So are we idiots for doing it or not? I don't speak lawyer.
June 23, 20223 yr 28 minutes ago, Parliament said: So are we idiots for doing it or not? I don't speak lawyer. You’re idiots in any event.
June 23, 20223 yr Quick - someone get a trademark in the same font for Y/M so they can add their pronouns to the hats.
June 23, 20223 yr So are we idiots for doing it or not? I don't speak lawyer.So what happens to the English punk band from the 80s, The The? Or is that not a problem because fuck the British?
June 23, 20223 yr 11 hours ago, 0xdeadbeef said: Tell me they aren't intending to sell shirts and hats that just have the letters "THE" on them. That would be kind-a goofy. gogglegooglegoogle Holy Shitballs! It's not just bad, it's OSU-bad. Ahem, it's tOSU-bad.
June 23, 20223 yr 10 hours ago, Parliament said: So are we idiots for doing it or not? I don't speak lawyer. Apparently, you people have been and continue to eat up "THE" merch. I'll let people draw their own conclusion about that. Now, with this registration, tOSU can more legitimately license that specific mark (otherwise licensees probably would have said fuck off) and sue bootleg merch sellers. So that's reasonably savvy. Pretty good work by the lawyers.
June 23, 20223 yr 12 hours ago, 0xdeadbeef said: Tell me they aren't intending to sell shirts and hats that just have the letters "THE" on them. That would be kind-a goofy. gogglegooglegoogle Holy Shitballs! It's not just bad, it's OSU-bad. Like I said, they're not intending to, they already have. That's why they were able to obtain the registration. You can use your way into a trademark for just about anything.
June 23, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, EastTexan said: I identify them as oh st. You left out the "h" and the "i".
June 23, 20223 yr Author Ohio State's legal department has always been gestapo on companies drafting off of their brand. They send hundreds of cease and desist letters every year to companies using Brutus doppelgangers and such in the ads and logos. Trademarking "the" is on brand, and I hope they don't abuse it. I think they will not, but I'm obviously biased.
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