The U.S. Army filed a challenge to the Vegas Golden Knights' name with the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Wednesday, saying the name is associated with their military branch.
In its filing, the Army says that the team "has chosen and used a similar black+gold/yellow+white color scheme on uniforms, marketing, advertisements and its hockey arena, mimicking the opposer's colors and further adding to the likelihood of confusion of the public."
Army says it has used the Golden Knights name since 1969 in connection with its parachute team and with recruiting and that it owns "common law rights in color scheme black+gold/yellow+white.