[mairdie]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7356457/The-Ohio-State-University-wants-trademark-word-THE.html

The Ohio State University wants to trademark the word ‘THE’: School tries to claim the commonly-used word for its branded merchandise

[Yulee]

The Ohio State University wants to trademark the word ‘THE’: School tries to claim the commonly-used word for its branded merchandise
************
Florida’s governor signed an act making the Florida State College for Women coeducational and renaming it Florida State University on May 15, 1947.

Florida State University likes to refer to themselves as “The Florida State University”, rather than just Florida State University.

Seems they have the same obsession with the word “The”.