Texas A&M disallows EA Sports from using "12th Man" slogan

[razcan]

Quote: Originally Posted by auburntigersfan

Why would a University care? I thought they were supposed to be worried about educating people.

Thats a joke? Cuz it sounds like one. University not caring about money? LOL!

You guys are missing the point. Its not about tradition, its about protecting your trademark. Its a MUST now, even in the sports world. You have to protect your stuff like a rabid dog or else you someone will step on your toes and make money of your likeness. Pat Riley registered friggin three-peat.

[babyfat9]

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[merg311]

Here's another example of a major university's greed right here in Lawrence, KS...several articles below.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/ju...llege_verdict/

http://www.inkkc.com/topic/94/285&pt...he+word+Kansas

http://www.810whb.com/scripts/archiv...?article=17112

The whole thing is ridiculous...trying to trademark the name of the state and school basically. KU may have one the lawsuit, but only at 1/4 of what they wanted.

[FutureVol]

"Incredibly arrogant. They should focus on producing a better football team instead of producing a better brand. "


Amen to that.....i mean seriously if a stadium that barely holds 70k ppl is considered the 12th man then places like The Big House and The Horseshoe and Nelyand and The Swamp should be a whole 2nd team........ sombody should slap the fan who wanted to ruin the expirience for a million other fans....if anything it could have helped TAMU fanbase and suppourt by getting a name and a brand out for other that wouldnt usually give TAMU a second look..

[GoBlue09]

I agree with you Vol, I mean the Big House has probably the highest seating capacity in the US out of any stadium, so I don't see what is so special about the Aggies keeping their 12th Man Slogan.

[867-5309]

Quote: Originally Posted by razcan

Thats a joke? Cuz it sounds like one. University not caring about money? LOL! You guys are missing the point. Its not about tradition, its about protecting your trademark. Its a MUST now, even in the sports world. You have to protect your stuff like a rabid dog or else you someone will step on your toes and make money of your likeness. Pat Riley registered friggin three-peat.

I agree with the Aggies on this one. The 12th man is synonymously known with Texas A&M. Their foundations and other ventures are referred to by this and it is plastered all across the A&M football section. They have every right to protect this. EA was silly in using this commonly referred to Aggie term for use as a whole.


That said, less time worrying about slogans, more time worrying about beating Texas Tech. 10 losses with only 3 wins over the Red Raiders since 1995.

Quote: Originally Posted by bulls23

Well said. The 12th man is not a trademark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Man_(football)

Texas A&M trademark issues and Seattle Seahawks lawsuit

The term "12th Man" was coined and marketed to represent the Texas Aggie fans after the 1922 Dixie Classic. While intellectual property laws recognize such common law uses in trademark disputes, the official registration of the mark was not filed by Texas A&M (U.S. Reg. No. 1948306) until September of 1990, and later significantly bolstered by the passage of the Federal Dilution Trademark Act of 1995. This law allowed Texas A&M to use potential damage to the trademark through dilution as a justification in its lawsuit against the Seattle Seahawks. According to statements made by Texas A&M officials, they sent requests to stop using the phrase to the Seattle Seahawks (2004, 2005), Buffalo Bills (undated), and the Chicago Bears (undated). Both the Bills and the Bears responded to the requests stating they would no longer use the phrase, however the Seahawks failed to respond to the request.
In January 2006, Texas A&M filed suit against the Seattle Seahawks to protect the trademark and in May 2006, the dispute was settled out of court. In the agreement, Texas A&M licensed the Seahawks to continue using the phrase "12th Man" in exchange for a licensing fee and public acknowledgement by the NFL franchise as to Texas A&M's ownership of the phrase.

Quote: Originally Posted by merg311

Texans are arrogant and stubborn...no offense to anyone on this board, but that's a fact. Everything is BIGGER and BETTER in Texas...or so they would like to think!

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1. See silly comment regarding Texans above, fool!

[auburntigersfan]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this guy lives in Texas

[867-5309]

Quote: Originally Posted by auburntigersfan

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this guy lives in Texas

And that's the fact, Jack.

Of course I am no Aggie fan, unless they are playing the Longhorns. Just thought I would inject a few facts into the thread.