Front Office Sports reported on Tuesday that the A’s, who have had issues getting a ballpark going in their future home city, have been rebuffed in attempts to register “Las Vegas Athletics” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This is reportedly the second failed attempt to trademark the new name, something that initially bewildered experts.
“The examiner is taking this very literally,” trademark attorney Josh Gerben told FOS. “The USPTO is basically saying, ‘If we give the team unfettered rights, then any youth or amateur athletics association in Las Vegas could suddenly be in violation of the trademark.