Michigan State & Nike making a Mean Green uniform

[3XL]

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/110619/michigan-state-to-wear-mean-green-uniforms-against-maryland

 

I've always loved our "MEAN GREEN" monicker.

We should own & brand this like TAMU's 12th MAN.

Edited January 23, 2016 by 3XL

[Withers940]

I feel a lawsuit coming on.....Do we have "Mean Green" Copyrighted?

[gangrene]

http://www.trademarkencyclopedia.com/mean-green/

[drex]

We could probably fight it, but lose.  Just hope to hell that the Spartans don't want to change their nickname to Mean Green.

[letsgiveacheer]

Compared to their new uniform, ours look a little spartan.

 

[greenminer]

We shouldn't change our name.  They're the ones that suck.

[Tyler Maryak]

14 minutes ago, greenminer said:

We shouldn't change our name.  They're the ones that suck.

We'll just call them Mike.

[Rudy]

So, let me get this straight, RV. You executive ordered us to become the "Mean Green" because it was unique. Now what?  

[UNT 90 Grad]

3 hours ago, Rudy said:

So, let me get this straight, RV. You executive ordered us to become the "Mean Green" because it was unique. Now what?  

 

 

Edited January 23, 2016 by UNT 90 Grad

[GMoney]

This should be a lawsuit without a second thought. If it were a G5 team doing this with a P5 official nickname (i.e. 12th Man or Roll Tide) there would be a lawsuit.

[THOR]

Those uniforms are horrendous on tv...not even close to normal spartan green

[GrayEagle]

10 hours ago, Andrew said:

So Charlotte should sue them?  

Actually, I believe that we began using the moniker in the 60s, before Charlotte in the 70s.  However, we had not copyrighted 'Mean Green' so Charlotte was not infringing.  We do have it copyrighted for sports teams now so Michigan State should either pay us if they continue to use it without our permission or find another moniker for their uniform.

[GreenGuy123]

We need to be suing their asses. 

[TheWestie]

12 hours ago, GMoney said:

This should be a lawsuit without a second thought. If it were a G5 team doing this with a P5 official nickname (i.e. 12th Man or Roll Tide) there would be a lawsuit.

Like the lawsuit between A&M and the Seahawks?

[GreenGuy123]

I believe we would get far especially with the backing of Mean Joe Greene and/or the State of Texas 

Edited January 24, 2016 by GreenGuy123

[Travis]

8 hours ago, TheWestie said:

Like the lawsuit between A&M and the Seahawks?

Seahawks had to get permission.  They got in trouble when they first did it without consent. Now. The Seahawks pay for it, I believe.  

[MeanMag]

13 minutes ago, Travis said:

Seahawks had to get permission.  They got in trouble when they first did it without consent. Now. The Seahawks pay for it, I believe.  

Think they now call themselves "the twelves" to skirt this. Dont think they pay atm. Also, I would expect a cease and desist before a suit.

[Travis]

1 minute ago, MeanMag said:

Think they now call themselves "the twelves" to skirt this. Dont think they pay atm. Also, I would expect a cease and desist before a suit.

aTm did give a cease and desist. Then they came to an agreement. 

[UNT90]

On January 23, 2016 at 6:28 PM, gangrene said:

http://www.trademarkencyclopedia.com/mean-green/

Meh... RV probably leased it out for a cool million. 

I mean, less work, right?

[drex]

If we had been more successful during the 80's, 90's and 2000's, we would have been high profile enough that this would have never happened.

[ADLER]

Edited January 24, 2016 by ADLER

[greenb.o.g.]

Sue 'em!  The lawsuit itself will put UNT in the news for a change.

[FirefightnRick]

9 hours ago, UNT90 said:

Meh... RV probably leased it out for a cool million. 

I mean, less work, right?

Less work indeed.

 

Rick