RG3 issue with name

Glad they have their priorities in check.

This should get interesting.

I would hate to see this go bad for RG3 if they fell asleep at the wheel regarding trademark registration.

There is no case unless Robert is going to try to get into the motorcycle parts industry. If he is, he will lose the dispute since RG3 has already been trading in that category. RG3 would already win by common law alone even without having already filed for a trademark. If he is registering it for clothing, then he can get his mark and be on his way ONLY IF RG3 has not sold clothing before Roger, which they may have. Each trademark must be registered in THAT specific category. Unless RG3 is considered a clothing company, there could be no problem.

Whomever sells a product FIRST in that category wins the dispute even if they have not previously filed for the mark. Robert can not take the RG3 mark for the cycle parts if he has not sold parts into this industry before RG3. Clothing might be a different and seperate matter. even so, if RG3 has sold clothing without a mark filed in the clothing industry they could still win that as well by beating him to the punch by common law rights.

I think Robert could be barking up a tree. Too late! His only card is IF he has sold clothing before RG3 in 1998, but even that would not give him rights to RG3 mark in MC parts.. Filing now does not help him.

Some of the comments on that article are seriously laughable. Here's one from someone who has SERIOUS business smarts.

"The motorcycle company could benefit greatly from this, I think what they are truly trying to do is get a pay day right now. This is unfortunate for them in the long run. These are the kinds of things that make people boycott companies, the greediness now will comeback to haunt them in the future in my opinion."
"I would also like to say an endorsement deal for both sides is the best option of all"

So whose gonna boycott RG3 because of this?
and whose gonna buy more RG3 components if Robert Griffin III endorses them?
hahahahahaha
I think I'll have to say NO and NO.

It is funny how many people commented that RG3 is somehow trying to get a big pay day from this instead of protecting years worth of investment in a company that they started from nothing. I even saw a comment from a guy who claimed to be "into" bikes and he has never heard of RG3 but had heard of RGIII....I guess he lives under a rock.

If he trademarks RGIII and not RG3 what's the problem?

the article says he is trying to trademark them both.

None of this matters because they are in different industries. You cant own a mark in an industry or category you are not trading in. Common law (first to trade) and unlike category rules on this one. RG3 wins on two counts. Not in same industry and trading before robert.

Sounds like Robert has a trademark attorney that is willing to take his money knowing there is a slim chance of winning. Strange huh...

I looked this up.

Ooops!

RG3 filed in 2013 for the clothing category.
Robert filed for the RG3 mark for clothing in 2012.

At this point it's a matter of who can prove they sold product in that category first. So upon a quick search, it looks like RG3 doesnt own the mark in MC parts at all nor clothing, the only category they filed for. They should file in the MC parts asap.

It doesnt matter though because common law rules and if they were first to sell MC parts then they get it in the MC industry, but this is not the dispute. The clothing mark is.

Hmmmm.This could get interesting.