We're supposed to be sober? What rule number is that? We ARE State fans after all; Abandon all hope ye who cheer for the Maroon and White.
Made a design: The Dude
- Thread starter Clark Griswold.sixpack
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Well, Vic Schaefer probably now says
“Praise Allah, and Hook ‘Em Horns.” So we probably good on the PTLGD.
I think there is a difference between the R - registered trademark, and the TM - unregistered trademark.
I really don't know for sure - but Registered means it's owned by the university. So that's the first 4listed. No one else could use those regardless of what they are advertising or selling.
The other TM just means you can't use them on MSU branded stuff. So the shirt he's trying to sell can't say The Dude and be MSU related. He could make a shirt saying The Dude with a colonel reb in red and blue instead of a bulldog in maroon, and MSU couldn't say anything.
There are probably a ton of people with The Dude trademarks, just like tons with Bulldogs, Dawgs, etc. trademarks. Those can't be exclusively registered to one person because so many people use it, but you can trademark it to prevent use promoting something in particular (in this case, Mississippi State).
I really don't know for sure - but Registered means it's owned by the university. So that's the first 4listed. No one else could use those regardless of what they are advertising or selling.
The other TM just means you can't use them on MSU branded stuff. So the shirt he's trying to sell can't say The Dude and be MSU related. He could make a shirt saying The Dude with a colonel reb in red and blue instead of a bulldog in maroon, and MSU couldn't say anything.
There are probably a ton of people with The Dude trademarks, just like tons with Bulldogs, Dawgs, etc. trademarks. Those can't be exclusively registered to one person because so many people use it, but you can trademark it to prevent use promoting something in particular (in this case, Mississippi State).
MSU only charges a 12% royalty to licensed vendors, which is in the normal range for most other universities I've worked with.
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I was only kidding when I made fun of your color blindness, but it would be great if you bought the maroon ones to distribute instead.*
These are the same folks that told John Grisham to piss off .Tried selling some shirts with it, but State’s IP dept slapped it down within a day. So here’s the hi-res file for free. Enjoy.
Edit updated design (and merch): https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/80853465
You should just sell it to MSU now.. it's blowing up on twitter. peter burns and john cohen tweeted it now
[TWEET]1407389272299249666[/TWEET]
[FONT="]The Dude abides @PeterBurnsESPN https://t.co/CmPNAnzVT5— John Cohen (@JohnCohenAD) June 22, 2021 [/FONT]
Just saw. Nearly shat myself. Too bad I don't have Twitter, otherwise I'd thank both.
Btw, if it isn't obvious by now, State didn't claim IP violation. Universal did.
Btw, if it isn't obvious by now, State didn't claim IP violation. Universal did.
No surprise. Deep pockets.. and lots of people to chase that stuff.
All over a little fun.
Maybe The Dudy DUDE?
The Dawg DUDE?
