Ohio State Denied Request To Trademark ‘The’

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio State University has lost its fight to trademark the word “The.”
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office turned down the university’s request to trademark “The” when used as part of the school’s name on university merchandise.
OSU submitted the trademark application last month.
The patent office cited the trademark appears to be used for “merely decorative manner” and as an “ornamental feature” that doesn&r