Patriots trying to trademark “19-0″
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Alas, the Patriots who made headlines every single week for destroying opponents and escaping others to end the regular season having gone undefeated, were expected to win it all (until the most important game of them all rolled around and then… oops). Tough luck, but the craziest thing about their shenanigans is that the Patriots organization is attempting to trademark the phrase “19-0″ and “19-0 The Perfect Season.”
Let that sink in a little: The Patriots. Are trying to trademark. Numbers. From a business stand point it would theoretically bring in trillions of dollars of royalties (just think of all the math classes, sports scores, phone numbers etc.). At least, that is, if it wasn’t an utterly RIDICULOUS idea.
They would use the phrases “19-0″ on a number of toys and whatnots, thereby forever mocking themselves for winning 18 games only to choke on the last one. Clever clever people.
Resources: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0421081pats1.html
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