26 February 2007

Limiting Your Access to Language

Be careful of what you say, print or imply; the words you want to use might be owned by a entertainment industrial giant:

Serial Number 78804122. Filing Date February 1, 2006. Original Filing Basis 1B.

Published for Opposition January 23, 2007

Owner (APPLICANT) NFL Properties LLC LTD LIAB CO DELAWARE 280 Park Avenue New York NEW YORK 10017

Attorney of Record Paula M. Guibault

Word Mark THE BIG GAME

IC 041. Entertainment services in the nature of football exhibitions; providing sports and entertainment information via a global computer network or a commercial on-line service.

Serial Number 78803677. Filing Date January 31, 2006.

Current Filing Basis 1B

Original Filing Basis 1B

Published for Opposition January 23, 2007

Owner (APPLICANT) NFL Properties LLC LTD LIAB CO DELAWARE 280 Park Avenue New York NEW YORK 10017

Attorney of Record Paula M. Guibault

Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "GAME" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN

This outfit, that regularly employs felons and other scum, will take a church to court for showing a freely televised football game and sue you for uttering "Super Bowl," now seeks to take more language away from you and me.

Still sweating the Patriot Act?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yes.