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Ohio State files Trademark for THE ™️

There’s arrogance, and then there’s arrogance in Marketing.
https://thespun.com/big-ten/ohio-state-buckeyes/the-ohio-state-trademark-application-shirts/amp
Course with the geographically challenged world of today, Miami needs to trademark “Of Ohio”. Although I think “MOFO” would be more appropriate.
https://thespun.com/big-ten/ohio-state-buckeyes/the-ohio-state-trademark-application-shirts/amp
Course with the geographically challenged world of today, Miami needs to trademark “Of Ohio”. Although I think “MOFO” would be more appropriate.


Comments
Quite correct. The Ohio legislature, in their wisdom, named each university in its system with the article "The". Miami is certainly one of the two first. So Ohio State, which was NOT founded with the word "The" in its name (just Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College) is simply trying to trademark something that we ALL possess. If we had thought of it first, we can be sure it would have been hooted down immediately. I suspect however that when push comes to shove the judge will likely agree to go where the political power is greatest. This hearkens back to the day not long ago when Michigan trademarked the letter "M" in its block form and effectively forced Miami to redesign its brand into what we now recognize as the beveled M and font-set.
Oy vez mir.