The Sicatoka

Here's the link to the US Patent and Trademark Office doc from Port's article: https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn90202844&docId=APP20200926112211#docIndex=14&page=1 FIRST USE ANYWHERE DATE At least as early as 09/07/2020 FIRST USE IN COMMERCE DATE At least as early as 09/07/2020 The application for TM date signed is 9/26/2020. How's that align to Schlossman's article? And can anyone find where she's used it in commerce (as claimed)?

Fair point. But UND's 2015 "NODAKS" was approved by the US trademark office. (UND released it after it lost based on dates in link.) https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4809:l442wj.2.2

I won't be surprised if the Herald and the Forum editorial boards are drafting their weekend editorial opinions right now.

Your article is pre-sale and speculating on the sale details. https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2017/03/16/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/CCM-Adidas.aspx And I notice you left out this detail from your own article:

Got a link to the article you mention? The timeline mention only makes things look worse. (Smoking gun?) The NODAK whites were 2021; the Vegas were 2022.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCM_(ice_hockey) Today Adidas and CCM are separate organizations.

Shoot the messenger? Nice. Or are you saying Schlossman and/or Miller knew and went go-along-get-along. That ain't a good look either.

It is the old postal abbreviation, sorta: No. Dak.

Kinda a detail that matters.

So educate us. Take the teeth right out of Port before the bite gets deeper.

FJT Miller?

This topic becomes a more interesting question today.

If it was acquired to gift to UND, why's she sitting on it since September 2020? As an "asset" it's done nothing but appreciate since dad put it on jerseys twice. You have to admit that looks a tad shady. Sep 2020 worth: whatever the filing paperwork cost Nov 2022 worth: I can't fathom

ForumComm is Associated Press. That still outreaches Twitter.

Or maybe this was known internally and was a distraction.

As with anything like this ... Who else knew and when did they know it.

#Berrygate ?

How'd she pick to trademark the name that ended up on dad's jerseys ... other than it was dad's preferred nickname (that lost the vote). Too much coincidence for my taste.

Alternatively it could be "buy, protect, gift to UND". But why did she sit on it from September 2020 to now? And if she bought, why didn't she buy what UND had and released (NODAKS)? Why'd she buy the singular version NODAK that ended up on jerseys? Too many open questions.

If that's the case, how'd this happen?

< joke here about cold toes >

How about we move this conversation to its own thread. https://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/34427-the-nodak-trademark/#comment-1274159

Whups. https://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/columns/port-und-doesnt-own-the-trademark-for-hugely-popular-nodak-jerseys-but-the-hockey-coachs-daughter-does

He seems to have a lot coming onto his plate recently ...

Sam Herder and Brett Hein (each with exposé articles linked in this thread) also deserve recognition.