Tom Brady is many things, but he is not “Tom Terrific.”
At least, so says the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which refused Brady’s application to trademark the name.
Brady applied for the trademark in June, and insisted then that he was not trying to take the nickname from Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver. Brady, in fact, explained he wanted to trademark the name to prevent people from using it, as he doesn’t like it. But it seems that the Patent and Trademark Office believes there is too much overlap.
“Although Tom Seaver is not connected with the goods provided by applicant under the applied-for mark, Tom Seaver is so well-known that consumers would presume a connection,” the ruling states.”As such, the applied-for mark TOM TERRIFIC is refused because it identifies a name of a particular living individual whose written consent to register is not of record.”
Tom Brady’s six Super Bowl Championships in nine appearances and four MVP awards, Seaver raises 20 seasons in the majors (with primarily the New York Mets), 311 earned wins with a 2.86 era.
