Perspective
Mar. 15, 2013
Yankees: baseball's one and only 'evil empire'
According to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, "In short, the record shows that there is only one Evil Empire in baseball and it is the New York Yankees." By Jeffrey Kobulnick
You can almost hear George Steinbrenner yelling from his grave. In a 1-0 shutout, the New York Yankees have prevailed in their trademark opposition proceeding with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against registration of the mark "Baseballs Evil Empire" (yes, without an apostrophe). According to the board, "In short, the record shows that there is only one Evil Empire in baseball and i...
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