The Green Bay Packers franchise was far from a title contender this past year, finishing the 2017 NFL regular season with a 7-9 record, good for third place in the NFC North with only the Chicago Bears trailing the team.
情報源: Green Bay Packers Get Into Trademark Dispute Over TITLETOWN Marks
筆者も1度グリーンベイに行ったことがあり、ミシガン湖に面したグリーンベイは本当にランボウフィールドを中心とした農業が主たる産業の静かな田舎町ですが、パッカーズが町の誇りであることは間違いありません。ブレットファーブ、アーロンロジャースと優秀なQBが続き、20年以上もNFC Northのプレイオフの常連です。シカゴ市民的には、そろそろアーロンロジャースの力も落ちてくるころかもと思う次第です。脱線しましたが、商標の問題は、Greenbay PackersがTITLETOWN, TXに異議申立したとの内容です。
Greenbay’s Trademark
Word Mark TITLETOWN
Goods and Services IC 044. US 100 101. G & S: medical clinic services; medical services in the fields of orthopedic care and sports medicine. FIRST USE: 20170725. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20170725
Standard Characters Claimed
Serial Number 87435675
Filing Date May 3, 2017
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition August 8, 2017
Owner (APPLICANT) Green Bay Packers, Inc. CORPORATION WISCONSIN 1265 Lombardi Avenue Green Bay WISCONSIN 54307
Opposed Trademark
Word Mark TITLETOWN, TX
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable documentary films featuring sports teams and human interest stories made available through video streaming via the Internet. FIRST USE: 20160817. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20160817
Serial Number 87554702
Filing Date August 3, 2017
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition December 19, 2017
Owner (APPLICANT) McClatchy U.S.A., Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 2100 Q Street Sacramento CALIFORNIA 95816