Thursday, September 6, 2012

"LINSANITY", RG3, "UNBELIEVABLY UNBELIEVABLE": Trademark Updates from Attorney Charles Jerome Ware

The national general practice law firm of Charles Jerome Ware, P.A., Attorneys and Counsellors, is: "Still working. Still committed. Still here to make a difference."

Alan J. Kennedy, Esquire heads the firm's Intellectual Property Law department in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland. Attorney Kennedy is formerly trademark counsel for NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) in Washington D.C. He is an engineering graduate of Purdue University as well as a University of Maryland School of Law graduate.

[www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-29/sony-apple-linsanity-rgIII-wwe-intellectual-property; www.businessweek.com/2012/02/17/kodak-Linsanity-pirate-bay-mattel-intellectualproperty; www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/17/jeremy-lin-linsanity-trademark; www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/linsanity-the-trademark/2012-02-16]

- "LINSANITY", the Trademark, now belongs to Jeremy Lin

It's official. The U.S Patent and Trademark Office has ruled that the word "Linsanity" belongs to former New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. Lin was among several individuals who filed for trademark rights earlier this year (2012). The athlete now controls "all Lin-related trademarks" according to his intellectual property law attorney.

- Robert Griffin III, NFL Quarterback, Seeks Trademark for Phrase "Unbelievably Unbelievable", Among Others

Robert Griffin II, new rookie quarterback for the NFL's Washington Redskins' football team, has applied to register the following names and phrases as trademarks: "Unbelievably Unbelievable", "Dream Big, Live Bigger", "Robert Griffin III", "RG3", and "RGill".

According to the ESPN website, Griffin is the first NFL player to be permitted to use a Roman numeral on the back of his football jersey. Above his number his name will be listed as "Griffin III."

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