CreaseCrusader91 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 That's true. In this case Vegas is probably OK. Better than had they chosen to go with Black Knights since that's an NCAA property they'd be treading on. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Black Knights technically would be in the same realm since it's through USMA. Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 But the Black Knights is used an actual NCAA team name where as the Golden Knights are just a parachuting demonstration team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Different location, different league, different sport, different mark, different palette. Falls under UCLA/Boston Bruins territory, would be my guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 But the Black Knights is used an actual NCAA team name where as the Golden Knights are just a parachuting demonstration team. Golden Knights is actually Clarkson University mascot name. Vegas/NHL had to get permission to use the Golden Knights name from Clarkson University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Golden Knights is actually Clarkson University mascot name. Vegas/NHL had to get permission to use the Golden Knights name from Clarkson University. I did not know that. I have never even heard of that school. We were more talking about the names affiliated with the US Army, but, point taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Heaven Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I did not know that. I have never even heard of that school. We were more talking about the names affiliated with the US Army, but, point taken. Clarkson is in Potsdam NY, pretty good D1 hockey school that plays in the ECAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 It will be a nice winter trip down to Vegas for a show, gambling, golf and an NHL game. That's a great weekend. I was in Vegas in 2008 for a bachelor party and one night went to The Orleans Arena for a Las Vegas Wranglers game. I asked a guy working the door where the box office was and he just said "how many you need", handed me two tickets right on the blue line. Game was over by 10pm so had a whole night of entertainment ahead of us. That sounds like it would be awesome, but I wonder if that's enough to build an entire franchise around. You aren't going to get 15,000 tourists at every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Clarkson is in Potsdam NY, pretty good D1 hockey school that plays in the ECAC. Oh nice! Didn't know it was a semi local school as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 It'll all boil down to copyrights. Whoever has them, and had them first, likely wins. Not if it's used in an entirely different space. There's got to be way more to it than that. There are 14 different D1 athletic programs that use "Bulldogs" http://bleacherreport.com/articles/650132-college-football-the-18-most-frequently-used-mascot-names-in-ncaa-division-one/page/19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Vegas Golden Knights trademark = denied http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2016/12/7/13879416/vegas-golden-knights-trademark-application-denied-bill-foley-nhl-expansion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Vegas Golden Knights trademark = denied http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2016/12/7/13879416/vegas-golden-knights-trademark-application-denied-bill-foley-nhl-expansion That's very preliminary in that it doesn't mean that the name can't ultimately be used. It was denied because they found a matching trademark. It is now up to the Vegas owners to prove why this trademark should be OK. They have three routes from here. Contact the school that has the trademark and see if they care. If they do, then they can either try to pay them off or contest that there is an actual conflict. I suspect they will begin the process of showing there is no conflict while they reach out to the school. Ultimately, maybe they donate $1M to the school to use for scholarships or something, make it a feel good ending for both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Respecttheblue Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Worst thing is, despite all the news announcements about the NHL team, "Golden Knights" on Google still pulls up several hits about the Army parachuting team too. :palm: The Army Parachuting team, which actually exists, has a solid history and has been around a lot longer than the freaking Vegas Knights (a team that still doesn't exist, per se). I give Google credit on that. Now if you had entered "NHL"+"Golden Knights" instead of just "golden knights", as you indicated, then that's another matter altogether. BTW -- Vegas' logo -- it's a fucking Spartan/Greek/Trojan/Corinthian helmet not an actual Knight's helmet. There is a difference. Bunch of frigging wankers, can't even get that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Saw a couple of people walking around Vegas with Knights gear on. Pretty cool. They also have shops all around the strip with Knights and Raiders gear. Should be pretty fun once it's all up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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