“Yankees Suck” Trademarked
Posted on November 15th, 2009 by Derek Bambauer
… according to The Onion. If my calculations are correct, I owe the Evil Empire approximately $9268.65 plus statutory interest. Coincidentally, this is roughly the same amount as an order of nachos and a domestic beer costs at the new Yankee Stadium.
“Interactive media is the next wave,” Cashman said. “With our upcoming mobile phone apps and web integration, we’ll soon be able to charge millions more people for using ‘Yankees suck’ in the privacy of their daily lives.”
In related news, you still cannot trademark “Sex Rod” on “apparel ‘ranging from anoraks to zori.’”
Filed under: Court Decisions, Internet & Society, Media, Trademarks
I love Yankees! I’m very happy they won the title after so many years.
I hope they win next year again.
CONGRATULATIONS!