海洋之星。紀錄林書豪。

 
“Linsanity”正式屬於林書豪。美國專利和商標局正式將此授予林書豪，這位尼克後衛在今年二月份掀起了一陣籃球旋風，他從一名不知名的非選秀球員一舉成為全世界炙手可熱的球星。

“不僅僅是Linsanity''，還有其他和林書豪有關的商標。”負責為林書豪處理這件事情的律師Pamela Deese採訪中說，“這讓他能更好地授權和簽署代言協議。”

美國當地時間2月13日，林書豪提交了對“Linsanity”商標使用權的申請，而在林書豪申請之前，曾經有兩位加利福尼亞人申請過“Linsanity”的商標使用權。但是華盛頓當地律師約什-戈本表示，那兩位加利福尼亞人的做法不會奏效，只是浪費時間和錢財。一位名叫安德魯-斯雷頓的人曾經在2010年購買了“Linsanity”的網站域名。

戈本當時表示，斯雷頓的做法會侵害到尼克隊的商標使用權，同時也會對林書豪的權益造成侵害。因為正是林書豪的突然爆發才造就了“Linsanity”這個詞。戈本表示：“顯然，斯雷頓正在打著尼克隊的牌子銷售貨物，他應該小心了。”

而現在，為期3個多月的商標爭端，終以林書豪獲得授權而告終。

Jeremy Lin Wins ‘Linsanity’ Trademark Battle

Jeremy Lin’s unexpected rise to stardom made for one of the most compelling underdog stories in sports history. However, along with Linsanity came thousands of unlicensed vendors selling tons of merchandise- anything and everything from t-shirts to marijuana to beverages. Up until this point, Jeremy Lin was making absolutely no revenue off of Linsanity merchandise as he did not own the trademark.

Lin now has ownership of the Linsanity trademark after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the remaining applicants, leaving Jeremy as the sole candidate. ”We’re delighted. This is the right result,” said Lin’s lawyer, Pamela Deese. He hasn’t officially been granted the trademark, but since there is no one left to oppose the phenomenon, he is essentially in control. From this point on, anyone that uses Linsanity without his permission will be violating trademark law and forced to owe the NBA star a cut of the revenue.

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