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all. Football and the word "boom" have been married for decades, long before someone nicknamed Seahawks defenders the "Legion of Boom." Way back in the 1960s, Minnesota Vikings running back Bill Brown was known as "Boom-Boom" for his similarly punishing style.
Despite that long history of onomatopoeia in the sport, the Seahawks are now trying to trademark 124njiGTF the word "boom" and use it for the team's own purposes. The effort is part of a quiet legal strategy in which the team has filed some two dozen trademark ap Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Jersey
plications since October 2013 for phrases such as "Go Hawks" and the number "12." Scott Andresen, a sports entertainment attorney in Chicago, said the Seahawks' pursuit of so many different trademarks contrasts with conduct by other teams, even those with a national brand such as the Dallas Cowboys.
The Seahawks' aggressive quest for new revenue has led both the NBA and NHL to try to slow one of the trademark applications. And while Seattle's owners were once sued over the use of "12th Man," the team is Seahawks Super Bowl Jersey
now trying to seize control of many other variations of the term. The team has gone further, filing two trademark applications for the number "12" in general. The federal agency turned down one application due to a previous trademark for a NASCAR team. Another was refused due to a previous trademark for a hotel.
"They've always been a little aggressive about securing intellectual property for themselves," said Andresen, who has worked with other professional franchises. "They've really taken the position that the more intellectual property, the better." J #11 Percy Harvin Elite Jersey
ust in the past few months, the Seahawks have petitioned the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a chance to oppose a film company's application to trademark a geographical name featured in the blockbuster "Hunger Games" books and movies: "District 12." Seahawks officials declined to comment for this story.