Posted on 09/04/2019 10:50:48 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Its an undisputed fact that LeBron James loves tacos, especially on Tuesdays.
And this Tuesday night, for seemingly the thousandth time, the millennial N.B.A. superstar went on Instagram and announced to his tens of millions of followers: You know what it is! Taco Tuesdayyyyyy!
This is how he lets people know it is his familys taco night.
Mr. Jamess custom usually includes the addition of a howl delivered in an exaggerated Spanish or Mexican-ish accent. His fans love it. And now the 34-year-old forward for the Los Angeles Lakers is making a move to formalize a claim on the phrase.
On Aug. 15, a company called LBJ Trademarks LLC filed a request with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on behalf of Mr. James to copyright Taco Tuesday. The company seeks protection for use of the phrase in a host of forums, including downloadable audio/visual works, podcasts, social media, online marketing and entertainment services. USA Today first reported on the request this weekend.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Isn’t this “cultural appropriation” on leBron James’ part? Or does Black trump Latino on the totem pole?
Almost every bar in California has taco tuesdays. Can I trademark “thank God it is Friday”?
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This is what gives the patent/trademark system a bad name. It’s nothing but an attempt to create a legal monopoly over commonsense use of the Englsh language.
“Can I Trademark, LeBron is an Idiot?
Not a good idea and most idiots would consider it to be an insult to their intelligence.
He’s got the IQ of a puss pimple.
Speaking for Texans everywhere: Nope.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vvknv4/this-chain-owns-the-taco-tuesday-trademark-and-its-not-afraid-to-sue-you
I already own the words Tuesday and Friday so anyone wanting to say it or use these, just send a million and I’ll approve it,.
1 small mind + 1 huge ego = 1 stupid idea.
LeBron is not only a sports phenom, he is super-Mensa.
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