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Darren Rovell said:JUST IN: The US Patent & Trademark Office has issued an initial decision on Ohio State's attempt to trademark the word "THE." They have refused the application.
They're back at it!
The Columbus Dispatch: "Ohio State Presses "THE" Trademark Claim"
The Columbus Dispatch said:Ohio State's bid to corner the word "the" on merchandise it markets to fans and supporters continued with a new federal filing on Wednesday, in response to a trademark rejection letter last fall
The Columbus Dispatch said:Ohio State University continued its pursuit to trademark the word "the" in a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just hours before the expiration of a six-month deadline to prove that consumers associate the word with the university.
The Columbus Dispatch said:The office had rejected the university’s trademark application in September, saying the word "the" on clothing and items marketed by the university "is merely a decorative or ornamental feature" and didn't function as a trademark to "identify and distinguish applicant's clothing from others."