Should The Ohio State University be able to Trademark the word THE on hats and t-shirts
The Ohio State University recently filed to have the word "The" trademarked on the use of hats and t-shirts. Should they be granted this right?
Yes
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No
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That is certainly an interesting application, I can't imagine it would go through. According to the article I was reading: "In order for a trademark to be registered for a brand of clothing, the trademark must be used in a trademark fashion. In other words, it has to be used on tagging or labeling for the products. In this case, just putting the word 'the' on the front of a hat or on the front of a shirt is not sufficient trademark use." https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/14/us/ Such a commonly used word shouldn't be trademarked though. Side: No
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