Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) and the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball have filed an opposition to the trademark ‘For Baseball Use Only'. Joshua Morell filed an application for the mark at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in August last year. It was published in January this year.? This isn’t Morell’s only baseball-related trademark application—he’s also submitted a number of class 25 applications for marks that incorporate the names and trademarks of various clubs, including the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers, according to MLBP. These marks have also been published. On May 5, MLBP and the office, which is part of the parent organisation MLB, filed anopposition at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, arguing that they would be damaged by registration of the mark.

Source: WIPR