tOSU wins trademark case

The Ohio State University has won their battle to register as a trademark the word "The" when used on clothing or apparel.
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One of THE teams that lost to Cornell in the NCAA lacrosse tournament this year.

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One of THE teams that lost to Cornell in the NCAA lacrosse tournament this year.

THE only lacrosse team to lose TWICE to Cornell this year.

David Harding
The Ohio State University has won their battle to register as a trademark the word "The" when used on clothing or apparel.
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But have they copyrighted "TOSU"?

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David Harding
The Ohio State University has won their battle to register as a trademark the word "The" when used on clothing or apparel.
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But have they copyrighted "TOSU"?

I'm sure they have tried to copyright "the."

It's like those guys who give themselves nicknames. It's just a bit off bubble.

Wait. Are we talking about a copyright or a trademark? If its copyright, I'm going to copyright all the other articles and personal pronouns in several languages, so I can start getting royalties for use of my copyrights. If it's a trademark, that's a horse of a different color! To enforce use of the trademark, one would have to take any violators to court. And doesn't this mean that henceforth whenever anyone uses the® word "the" in a written document, they'd have to write "the®"?