Paige Bueckers trade mark nickname filed

[Stoli]

filed July 13th

 

[Ozimoto]

Inevitable I suppose. Good for Paige to protect her brand!

 

[eebmg]

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers files trademark application for nickname ‘Paige Buckets’ - Hartford Courant

The reigning national player of the year filed a trademark application on July 13 for ‘Paige Buckets,’ the nickname earned last season by the bucket-getting megastar during her sensational season at UConn. The application says it is for use on “athletic apparel, namely, shirts, pants, jackets, footwear, hats and caps, athletic uniforms.”

 

[Bama fan]

Better Paige gets it than some corporation ripping off her work and reputation.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Better Paige gets it than some corporation ripping off her work and reputation.

Reminds me of some California opportunist trademarking "The Last Best Place", ripping off Montana and its people a few years back.

 

[eebmg]

I just want by 2x T-Shirt.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I'm glad to see Paige taking such steps and I want to be among the first to buy Buckets logowear.

 

[fireford]

She should trademark the "Minnesota Slim" nickname as well while she's at it (if she hasn't already).

 

[nuna23]

Im not from usa how I can buy it ??

 

[TC22]

Better Paige gets it than some corporation ripping off her work and reputation.

Which is the reason athletes felt so helpless without NIL. I hope she makes a bunch of money.

 

[JordyG]

Im not from usa how I can buy it ??

It should be on ebay at some point this year.

 

[TheGOAT23]

It should be on Fleabay ebay at some point this year.

…for a 50% or more price increase. Shipping not included.

 

[JJTB]

Hopefully all made in the USA!!!

 

[oldude]

So here’s a question. If ESPN is carrying a UConn WBB game, and Paige is lightning it up to the point where the play-by-play guy/gal gets excited and refers to her as “Paige Buckets,” can Paige sue the network for trademark infringement?

Just askin……..

 

[D J B]

So here’s a question. If ESPN is carrying a UConn WBB game, and Paige is lightning it up to the point where the play-by-play guy/gal gets excited and refers to her as “Paige Buckets,” can Paige sue the network for trademark infringement?

Just askin……..

The correct response would be, "Thanks for the free advertising. See you next game."

If she sued them, some judge (or idiot magistrate, you decide) would say, "Well, nobody can use that name until I decide what's what. I'll get back to you in six months or so." Not only that, but where exactly is Paige going to get the money to sue ESPN? GoFundMe?

Then again, ESPN is losing money hand over fist, so they would likely work it out.

 

[Kaizen]

So here’s a question. If ESPN is carrying a UConn WBB game, and Paige is lightning it up to the point where the play-by-play guy/gal gets excited and refers to her as “Paige Buckets,” can Paige sue the network for trademark infringement?

Just askin……..

No at the beginning. But after they are #1 sellers in Amazon then you should .....

 

[Stoli]

From Wall Street Journal

Bueckers has so much earning potential that she’s one of the few college athletes who’s signed with an agent—Lindsay Kagawa Colas, an executive vice president at the prominent agency Wasserman. Colas didn’t blink at the $1 million estimate.

Wasserman recently registered the trademark for “Paige Buckets,” and Colas said the firm would consider trademarking other terms related to Bueckers. Rather than chasing many one-off deals for her, Colas said she aims to reach agreements with a handful of elite brands who commit for Bueckers’ three remaining seasons of college eligibility.

 

[CL82]

So here’s a question. If ESPN is carrying a UConn WBB game, and Paige is lightning it up to the point where the play-by-play guy/gal gets excited and refers to her as “Paige Buckets,” can Paige sue the network for trademark infringement?

Just askin……..

I think they just have to throw a dollar in the trademark infringement jar.

 

[fireford]

Not a legal person so looked up the definition of trademark infringement:

<<Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a trademark or service mark on or in connection with goods and/or services in a manner that is likely to cause confusion, deception, or mistake about the source of the goods and/or services.

One common example of trademark infringement is where clothing manufacturers attach brand labels to generic items, attempting to have them “pass off” as authentic.>>

Unless I'm missing something, not sure how ESPN or anyone else would be guilty of trademark infringement by just saying "Paige Buckets". I would think they would have to be making money off the nickname somehow.

 

[Ozimoto]

And five years ago who among us ever thought we would be having this kind of discussion?

 

[Bald Husky]

So here’s a question. If ESPN is carrying a UConn WBB game, and Paige is lightning it up to the point where the play-by-play guy/gal gets excited and refers to her as “Paige Buckets,” can Paige sue the network for trademark infringement?

Just askin……..

I would think that she decided to register this trademark so everyone including ESPN CAN refer to her as Paige Buckets, and NOT to anyone else.

 

[fireford]

I would think that she decided to register this trademark so everyone including ESPN CAN refer to her as Paige Buckets, and NOT to anyone else.

And that if someone is selling merchandise with "Paige Buckets" on it she gets her cut.

 

[oldude]

On a serious note, I am assuming that Paige is getting advice from someone, and has perhaps hired an agent. So far her initial steps on NIL have been more preparatory than actually cashing in.

Paige is not out there trying to compete with the Olympics marketing machine and I doubt that we’ll see very much in the way of endorsements until basketball season roles around in November. It will be interesting to see how this all unfolds.

 

[D J B]

On a serious note, I am assuming that Paige is getting advice from someone, and has perhaps hired an agent. So far her initial steps on NIL have been more preparatory than actually cashing in.

Paige is not out there trying to compete with the Olympics marketing machine and I doubt that we’ll see very much in the way of endorsements until basketball season roles around in November. It will be interesting to see how this all unfolds.

Please read post #17, above, as well as the WSJ article. She has very adequate representation.

 

[oldude]

Please read post #17, above, as well as the WSJ article. She has very adequate representation.

I am blocked from the WSJ article. Does the article specify who Paige is represented by?