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re: University of Alabama threatening to sue Clay Travis over T-Shirts
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:14 pm to Section225
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:14 pm to Section225
I looked up Clay Travis, and this is the image that came up :
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Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:15 pm to allin2010
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He will just sell more shirts... Bama tried to sue over houndstooth before... they will lose..
You sue over anything to protect your trademark otherwise you lose it. Its a fricked up system. Alabama threatened to sue some little old lady over cookies with the Bama A that she was selling from her bakery. They made an agreement with her and she has to pay like $100 a year to use it but they do not frick around with it.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:15 pm to MontyFranklyn
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I don't know, but I'm buying one of those shirts
this is the answer
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:15 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I'm just not sure how they would have case seeing as its a different 'A.' They don't have a trademark on the letter A.
And for that matter, if Alabama has a case against Clay Travis, then the Atlanta Braves have a case against Alabama. Bama just added a little mark at the top to their logo... making a slight, subtle change to the Braves "A" and otherwise copied it. Now Clay is doing it back to Bama, making a subtle change and they can't handle it.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:17 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I'm just not sure how they would have case seeing as its a different 'A.' They don't have a trademark on the letter A.
Alabama literally trademarked the word Alabama
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:18 pm to GIbson05
Alabama's A has a mullet is the easiest way to remember which is which.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:18 pm to Hobnail
It's obviously intended to resemble the script A for UA, and I'd be surprised if mimicking a mark with that obvious intent (even if the mark isn't truly the same) isn't infringement.
But I'm not an IP lawyer.
But I'm not an IP lawyer.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:18 pm to GIbson05
Clay chugs beers with his farthole
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:18 pm to GIbson05
Damn, I can see both sides.
A. You have to protect the brand, legally and obviously, anything with profanity on it, especially with what seems to be a very Tebow-esque athlete is probably not welcome...
B. It's not our logo and none or our copyrights are being used, thought the use of the CFP trophy may be subject, but that's the playoff's brand, not ours.
I don't think the university has a case, but I think they must think they have the most to gain by stopping them. I disagree as all they've done is made a niche little shirt that he'd probably sell 100 or so of, into a must have.
A. You have to protect the brand, legally and obviously, anything with profanity on it, especially with what seems to be a very Tebow-esque athlete is probably not welcome...
B. It's not our logo and none or our copyrights are being used, thought the use of the CFP trophy may be subject, but that's the playoff's brand, not ours.
I don't think the university has a case, but I think they must think they have the most to gain by stopping them. I disagree as all they've done is made a niche little shirt that he'd probably sell 100 or so of, into a must have.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:20 pm to BHMKyle
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And for that matter, if Alabama has a case against Clay Travis, then the Atlanta Braves have a case against Alabama. Bama just added a little mark at the top to their logo... making a slight, subtle change to the Braves "A" and otherwise copied it. Now Clay is doing it back to Bama, making a subtle change and they can't handle it.
Actually, the Braves were in Milwaukee when this magazine was released. If anything, Atlanta stole it from us
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:20 pm to BHMKyle
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then the Atlanta Braves have a case against Alabama. Bama just added a little mark at the top to their logo... making a slight, subtle change to the Braves "A" and otherwise copied it.
The Braves were still in Milwaukee when Alabama started using the script A.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:22 pm to BHMKyle
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And for that matter, if Alabama has a case against Clay Travis, then the Atlanta Braves have a case against Alabama. Bama just added a little mark at the top to their logo... making a slight, subtle change to the Braves "A" and otherwise copied it. Now Clay is doing it back to Bama, making a subtle change and they can't handle it.
The so does Arkansas. Atlanta does not own any iteration of the letter A. The logos are different enough to where there will be no confusion
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:23 pm to Lordofwrath88
I would be surprised if Clay recklessly did that without considering the IP ramifications, so thus I'd be surprised if he's not confident in some defense he has.
BUT, from my semester of IP courses I recall likelihood of confusion being a considerable factor as to this stuff, so my initial instinct would be Bama has a plausible case.
BUT, from my semester of IP courses I recall likelihood of confusion being a considerable factor as to this stuff, so my initial instinct would be Bama has a plausible case.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:24 pm to StopRobot
This is a logo Alabama used in the 1970s that Alabama still has trademarked. Clay gonna lose
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:24 pm to BHMKyle
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Bama just added a little mark at the top to their logo... making a slight, subtle change to the Braves "A" and otherwise copied it.
Nuh uh the cross mark on the Alabama A has a completely opposite curvature than the cross mark on the Atlanta A so suck it.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:24 pm to GIbson05
I don't think Bama has a leg to stand on. The attention he gets from it will make Clay more money from the sales.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:26 pm to PearlJam
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The bar doesn't give a shite about a cease and desist letter.
They do, if it is blatantly erroneous and intending to harass or intimidate.
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followed by a summons for harassment
If Clay sues them for harassment, there would be a summons.
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PearlJam
Are you pretending to be a lawyer today?
This post was edited on 1/18/18 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:28 pm to deeprig9
quote:The school has a colorable claim. The bar wouldn't give a shite.
They do, if it is blatantly erroneous and intending to harass or intimidate
quote:Care to lay out the elements of a civil harassment claim?
If Clay sues them for harassment, there would be a summons
quote:Sure. You?
Are you pretending to be a lawyer today?
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:28 pm to deeprig9
Yeah I’m sure that will scare them
Posted on 1/18/18 at 4:29 pm to Lordofwrath88
So, I understand that Clay Travis is a big time Tennessee fan, who challenges "sidewalk" fans of other schools. Turns out he attended George Washington University, and Vanderbilt.
Gotta watch those lawyers licensed only in the US Virgin Islands ,
Gotta watch those lawyers licensed only in the US Virgin Islands ,
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