Athletes, Trademark Application

Boxing Out Competitors: WNBA Star Angel Reese’s Growing Trademark Portfolio

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/2/2025

Angel Reese—the former LSU basketball superstar who now plays for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA—made headlines recently when she filed an application to register MEBOUNDS as a trademark for clothing and related items (Serial...more

Blood May be Thicker than Water, but is it Thicker than Federal Trademark Rights? One Family’s Relationship Tested at the USPTO

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 10/14/2022

Slovenian-born Luka Doncic became a professional basketball player at the young age of sixteen years old and the towering height of 6’7”. He quickly made a name for himself, leading his Spanish team Real Madrid to the...more

TB Is Headed to TB...and He’s Taking His Trademark with Him

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 4/10/2020

Even though professional sports are on an indefinite and unprecedented hiatus due to the global outbreak of coronavirus, professional athletes are still making moves behind the scenes. In particular, NFL quarterback and...more

Stop the Insanity! Sports Trademarks Run Amok

International Lawyers Network on 10/8/2019

Sports and sports teams have a long history with intellectual property law and, more specifically, trademarks. Sports teams, colleges, and universities have long trademarked their names and logos, and have routinely and...more

The USPTO Denies Tom Brady’s Application To Register TOM TERRIFIC

Weintraub Tobin on 8/30/2019

The USPTO recently refused legendary quarterback Tom Brady’s application to register the mark TOM TERRIFIC. If you’re like me, you’re wondering why Tom Brady would want to register such a trademark. Well, according to Brady,...more

Tom Brady Gets Sacked at the USPTO

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 8/26/2019

Love him or hate him, everyone agrees that NFL Quarterback Tom Brady is terrific, except the USPTO. Earlier this year, Mr. Brady’s company filed to register the trademark “Tom Terrific” for t-shirts and various other...more