rmc3092

Dealing with this right now and according to the lead counsel for our PUBLIC school district, they hold trademarks on their school names and that of their mascots. I'm finding it very hard to believe that they have trademarked "bobcats" and "wildcats" as they are so very popular as mascots across the country. There is always the possibility that they have trademarked the combination of their school names and mascot nicknames, but I have yet to find anything at all on the US Trademark and Patent Office listings. The attorney also told me that they require the companies who sell apparel to local grocery stores, Target, etc as well as the schools' booster clubs to apply for a nonexclusive license to produce items with school names on them. Hoping to get to the bottom of this soon, I've got requests for products and would like to stay off the firing line of this huge district.