Ohio State University dépose une marque sur « THE »
septembre 10, 2019
Translating…
« The Ohio State University » is apparently the full name of Ohio State, and to remind everyone of it, they’re selling a line of clothing emblazoned with the stark word « THE, » and so they’ve asked the US Patent and Trademark Office to give them the exclusive right to sell t-shirts, baseball hats and hats with the word « THE » on them. This is stupidly generic and unlikely to survive a challenge or even examination. Doesn’t THE university have a law-school that could prevent this kind of public embarrassment?
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