Bill Schackner, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; We Are! ... Happy Valley? Penn State applies for trademark on moniker
"Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney in Washington, D.C., tweeted about
the Penn State application Dec. 28, calling it a “trademark ‘land
grab.’”
He said Happy Valley should remain in the public domain, since the
university did not create the expression and the words are used broadly
in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. He said others should be able to profit
from it.
“It’s a generally accepted term for a geographic area in which the
university happens to reside,” he said. “It seems out of place for the
university to come in and say they should be the exclusive provider of
Happy Valley clothing throughout the country. That’s exactly what they
are asking to do.”"
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