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LeBron James’s foolish and annoying effort to trademark the phrase “Taco Tuesday” was rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday, on the grounds that those words in that combination are a “commonplace message” and therefore do not function as a trademark. ...

LeBron James Wants To Trademark "Taco Tuesday"One of the more endearing qualities of LeBron James is his relentless pursuit of maximum corniness, especially when it’s around his family. This has been on display throughout the summer in the form of Instagram stories of his family celebrating Taco Tuesday—or, more accurately, TA-CO TUEEEEESDAYYY....

Can These Two Guys Get Their Hands On “Big Dick Nick”?As Nick Foles delivered the performance of his life in the most important game he’d ever played, Austin Meeks and John Robinson had an idea....

Report: MLB Considers Trademark Dispute With <i>Overwatch</i> League Over Logo Similarities

The new Overwatch League went with a pretty tried-and-true blueprint for its logo design: the white outline of a player against a colorful, two-tone background. Just like the NBA or MLB, pretty much, except with orange and black instead of red and blue. (Trailblazers!) But the fledgling league could...

John Oliver Gleefully Recaps Dan Snyder's "DICK BALLS" Legal Filing

We noted earlier this week a comically vulgar legal defense levied by NFL owner Dan Snyder to retain the “Washington Redskins” trademark, and HBO comic John Oliver covered the topic on his Last Week Tonight program. The organization’s point becomes even more clear when spoken out loud; Dan Snyder wa...

Hey, That Poisonous "Zamboni" Wasn't A Zamboni®, I Guess

A "Zamboni" machine that smooths out hockey ice poisoned a bunch of people last weekend. We wrote about it, and the Zamboni® people emailed to say that they didn't poison anyone (that we know of). Here's the email:...

Will This Random Guy Own The Next Name Of The Washington Redskins?

Don Terry doesn't like the current name of the Washington football team. He hopes it goes away. And if that ever happens, he'll try to get paid. ...

Patent Office Rules Against Redskins, Cancels Trademark

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled today in Blackhorse v. Pro-Football Inc., a suit brought by a group of Native Americans seeking to have the Washington Redskins' trademarks canceled on the grounds that the name is disparaging. The plaintiffs achieved...