US Patent Office denies A’s trademark applications for ‘Las Vegas Athletics’

Two years up of their determination to Nevada, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied the A's' petition to trademark the names "Las Vegas Athletics" and "Vegas Athletics."

The A's were told the nickname "Athletics" was excessively generic and could beryllium confused with different activities, adjacent if associated with Las Vegas. That, however, has been the club's nickname since the Philadelphia Athletics began playing successful 1901.

The nine has 3 months from erstwhile the refusals were issued Dec. 29 to inquire for an hold to record a caller exertion wrong a six-month period.

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(L-R) Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager (D-Las Vegas), U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), President Marc Badain of the Athletics, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, main proprietor John Fisher of the Athletics, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Steve Hill and Clark County (Nev.) Commission Chairman Jim Gibson enactment successful a ceremonial groundbreaking for the USD 1.75 billion, 33,000-seat domed stadium for MLB's Athletics connected June 23, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

A $2 billion, 33,000-capacity stadium connected the Las Vegas Strip is nether construction. Club officials told the Las Vegas Stadium Authority connected Dec. 4 that the ballpark is connected docket to unfastened for the 2028 season.

This is hardly the archetypal roadblock the A's person deed since adjacent considering going to Vegas. Originally hoping to play determination successful 2027, lawmakers failed to walk the fund measure that included much than $1 cardinal to money superior betterment projects for authorities nationalist works and operation during the summertime of 2023. That came soon aft the squad had to wantonness the archetypal determination for its stadium earlier uncovering a caller one.

Two years ago, erstwhile Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman adjacent admitted that the team's plans for a stadium did "not marque sense," and the squad should "figure retired a mode to enactment successful Oakland."

The A's played their last crippled successful Oakland successful 2024 earlier moving to Sacramento. They presently play astatine the Triple-A stadium of their erstwhile crosstown rival, the San Francisco Giants.

The Oakland Athletics and their plan teams released renderings Tuesday, March 5, 2024 of the club's planned $1.5 cardinal stadium successful Las Vegas that amusement 5 overlapping layers with a akin look to the celebrated Sydney Opera House. (Negativ via AP)

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They relocated to West Sacramento, California, past twelvemonth to play the archetypal of 3 planned seasons successful the city's Triple-A ballpark. The squad goes solely by "Athletics" portion playing successful the Northern California city.

Nevada and Clark County person approved up to $380 cardinal successful nationalist funds for the ballpark, and the A's person said they volition screen the remaining expenses. Owner John Fisher has been seeking investors to assistance money the project.

In preparing for the determination to Las Vegas, the A's person signed immoderate notable contracts. The astir caller was an $86 million, seven-year woody for near fielder Tyler Soderstrom, the richest successful squad history. They besides acquired 2nd baseman Jeff McNeil from the New York Mets connected Dec. 22.

FILE - This rendering provided by the Oakland Athletics connected May 26, 2023, shows a presumption of their projected caller ballpark astatine the Tropicana tract successful Las Vegas. Major League Baseball laid retired a elaborate process to o.k. the Oakland Athletics determination to Las Vegas, which appears acceptable to go the 2nd displacement of a franchise successful the past half-century. (Oakland Athletics via AP, File)

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Going backmost to past offseason, the A's besides reached agreements connected a $60 million, five-year declaration with designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker and a $65.5 million, seven-year woody with outfielder Lawrence Butler. Manager Mark Kotsay signed an hold that takes him done 2028, with a nine enactment for 2029, portion Nick Kurtz is the reigning American League Rookie of the Year.

The Patent and Trademark Office denied the NHL's Utah squad to usage the nickname "Yetis" past twelvemonth due to the fact that of imaginable disorder with companies specified arsenic Yeti Coolers. Utah, which moved from the Phoenix country successful 2024, present uses the nickname "Mammoth."

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