The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

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  • daflyboys
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    • May 2003
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    The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

    This is not a Harper vs. Trout thread. This is the beginning of the I'm already sick of Bryce Harper thread. "Why?", you ask. Ironically, Mr. Clown question has apparently initiated steps to trademark .... yes, trademark..... this "That's a clown question, bro" statement. So let's see: liked to paint face. Check. Now is trademarking a sentence. Check. Yep.....clown moves.

    Bryce Harper trademarks ‘That’s a clown question, bro’ and Under Armour is selling merchandise




    Last edited by daflyboys; 07-28-2012, 11:03 PM.
  • snepp
    We'll waste him too.
    • Apr 2003
    • 10007

    #2
    Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

    Uhhh, players from all sports trademark things all the time, why should Harper be any different?
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    • Marino
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      • Jan 2008
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      #3
      Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

      And Phillies fans continue to be bitter.

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      • 55
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        • Mar 2006
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        #4
        Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

        This really needs its' own thread?

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        • snepp
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          • Apr 2003
          • 10007

          #5
          Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

          Originally posted by 55
          This really needs its' own thread?

          YES!






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          • daflyboys
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            • May 2003
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            #6
            Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

            Originally posted by snepp
            Uhhh, players from all sports trademark things all the time, why should Harper be any different?
            It's ... a..... statement. A statement.

            Originally posted by Marino
            And Phillies fans continue to be bitter.
            Has nothing to do with it. Granted he's only 19 and immaturity is expected, but this is downright cheesy and stupid.

            Originally posted by 55
            This really needs its' own thread?
            Find some new material........ This was on Yahoo Sports and I'm just putting it out there for consumption / discussion. You don't like it, fine. Then let it die. It gets discussed, then it gets discussed. It's a forum. And I'm not breaking any TOS.
            Last edited by daflyboys; 07-29-2012, 01:19 AM.

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            • BatsareBugs
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              • Feb 2003
              • 12553

              #7
              Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

              I'm enjoying this more and more. I fail to see why one would hate Bryce Harper, but if it's from a division rival I can understand.

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              • snepp
                We'll waste him too.
                • Apr 2003
                • 10007

                #8
                Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

                Originally posted by daflyboys
                It's ... a..... statement. A statement.

                So Harper should be different than everyone else that trademarks something.

                Got it.
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                • daflyboys
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                  • May 2003
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                  #9
                  Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

                  Originally posted by BatsareBugs
                  I'm enjoying this more and more. I fail to see why one would hate Bryce Harper, but if it's from a division rival I can understand.
                  I never said I hated him. I'm implying that this is an idiotic arrangement. And I think it's just as stupid that the office of trademarks would grant this kind of thing.


                  Originally posted by snepp
                  So Harper should be different than everyone else that trademarks something.

                  Got it.
                  So what does this mean? He's protecting that someone else doesn't say this phrase and try to profit of it? How do we know that he didn't hear someone else say it in the locker room in high school and he stole the idea? What if they wrote it down or emailed it to him and have proof they came up with it. This is not the same thing as a company trademarking a name or a tag phrase. He's an individual. Yes.... I know individuals can buy a trademark (and I suppose he's throwing his money away on this... not like it's gonna hurt him), but let's look at the spirit of the trademark as defined by the USPTO (from uspto.gov):

                  "A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. A service mark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods. The term “trademark” is often used to refer to both trademarks and service marks."

                  Okay....so exactly where does this intelligent phrase fit with the above definition?
                  Last edited by daflyboys; 07-29-2012, 01:37 AM.

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                  • 55
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                    • Mar 2006
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                    #10
                    Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

                    Originally posted by snepp
                    So Harper should be different than everyone else that trademarks something.

                    Got it.
                    You and I both know why this thread exists.

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                    • daflyboys
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                      • May 2003
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                      #11
                      Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

                      Originally posted by 55
                      You and I both know why this thread exists.

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                      • Marino
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                        • Jan 2008
                        • 18113

                        #12
                        Re: The "Clown" Era has begun.... well, that didn't take long

                        Well, I am going to close this thread up. We already have a Bryce Harper/Mike Trout thread. Just post it there.

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