Golden Knights and U.S. Army’s Parachute Team Resolve Trademark Matter
NEWS: The Golden Knights and U.S. Army have entered into a trademark coexistence agreement regarding usage of the 'Golden Knights' mark & namehttps://t.co/czPMZuxjAK
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No matter his affiliation, not to mention his sizable support of the Army, which ESPN reported includes a $15 million donation that led to the eponymous naming of the military entity’s athletic center in 2007, his alma mater had fought hard to keep the hockey from laying claim to the title by which its parachute team has gone since 1969. The Army had been contending that the public could confuse the aerial performers with the athletes because of the shared name and the hockey team’s decision to use “a similar black and gold/yellow and white color scheme on uniforms.” Six months after the two had appeared destined for a lengthy dustup, though, they have decided that no such puzzlement is likely to occur, with Sports Illustrated quoting Foley as saying that “collaborative and productive” discussions between the sides led to an agreement “to coexist regarding the use of the ‘Golden Knights’ mark and name.”