Ravens QB Lamar Jackson disputing Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s trademark claim of No. 8
Lamar Jackson is disputing Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s trademark claim of No. 8 months after doing the same with Hall of Fame Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman.
The two-time MVP believes he's the most recognizable No. 8 out right now. Just last year, Jackson challenged a trademark claim from Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman to put 'EIGHT' on merchandise. Jackson is now disputing Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pending trademark claim of a stylized No. 8 that Earnhardt has used for his JR Motorsports race team.
Jackson's attorneys filed a notice of opposition Wednesday with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, saying Earnhardt Jr.'s claim to the number would conflict with his 'Era 8' brand — which covers a variety of bags as well as 'bottoms as clothing, footwear, headwear, tops as clothing (and) undergarments.'
According to The Athletic, Teresa Earnhardt, the wife of the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., let the rights expire without renewing them. That prompted Earnhardt Jr. to claim his old familiar No. 8, which he continues to race in short-track late-model races.
That particular No. 8, with a font so associated with Earnhardt Jr., is not being challenged by Jackson. A second No. 8, also slanted but in a different font, is the one Jackson's filing said would lead purchasers to 'mistakenly believe the products (Earnhardt Jr.) offers under the mark 8 are related to the products and services provided by (Jackson).'
Trademarking a numeral is a tricky legal issue because several famous athletes have worn No. 8 in addition to Aikman and Jackson. The list includes another Baltimore icon in Orioles legend Cal Ripken and Kobe Bryant, Carl Yastrzemski, Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Young, who Aikman referenced in his call to make peace.
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