Bills and trademarking “Bills Mafia”

[Steel City Mafia]

 

[Virgil]

Interesting.  I remember for a while they didn't like being associated with that title.

[Logic]

If Del's cool with it, I'm cool with it.

[Shaw66]

Just now, Logic said:

If Del's cool with it, I'm cool with it.

Yeah.  The tweet is incorrectly.  It didn't arise "organically."  Del Reid and a couple of other guys created it intentionally.  It's maybe gone someplace they didn't actually intend, but it's theirs.   Bills can't get rights to the tradename unless the people who are the Bills Mafia organization give it to them.  https://buffalofambase.com/what-is-billsmafia/

[gonzo1105]

1 minute ago, Shaw66 said:

Yeah.  The tweet is incorrectly.  It didn't arise "organically."  Del Reid and a couple of other guys created it intentionally.  It's maybe gone someplace they didn't actually intend, but it's theirs.   Bills can't get rights to the tradename unless the people who are the Bills Mafia organization give it to them.  https://buffalofambase.com/what-is-billsmafia/

 

This is what I was going to ask. In all the year's of "Bills Mafia" how in the world has no on trademarked it to allow the Bills to get their hands on it but that answers my question if it was pseudo trademarked and they are selling the rights or giving them the rights etc. 

[Motorin']

3 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

Yeah.  The tweet is incorrectly.  It didn't arise "organically."  Del Reid and a couple of other guys created it intentionally.  It's maybe gone someplace they didn't actually intend, but it's theirs.   Bills can't get rights to the tradename unless the people who are the Bills Mafia organization give it to them.  https://buffalofambase.com/what-is-billsmafia/

 

The Bills made a deal with those guys last year I believe. 

[Gugny]

This is from 2020:

 

 

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2020/10/18/21520705/term-bills-mafia-trademarked-by-the-buffalo-bills

 

 

[eball]

Just now, Gugny said:

This is from 2020:

 

 

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2020/10/18/21520705/term-bills-mafia-trademarked-by-the-buffalo-bills

 

 

 

Yep, this is REALLY old news...

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

18 minutes ago, Virgil said:

Interesting.  I remember for a while they didn't like being associated with that title.

 

13 minutes ago, Logic said:

If Del's cool with it, I'm cool with it.

the Pegulas acknowledged that a year or two ago 

 

 

[wppete]

Rumor is Terry Pegula is a Mafia member. 

[JohnNord]

 

 

5 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

Yeah.  The tweet is incorrectly.  It didn't arise "organically."  Del Reid and a couple of other guys created it intentionally.  It's maybe gone someplace they didn't actually intend, but it's theirs.   Bills can't get rights to the tradename unless the people who are the Bills Mafia organization give it to them.  https://buffalofambase.com/what-is-billsmafia/

That’s not technically true.  The Bills own the name “Bills.”  You can’t trademark someone else’s trademark.  That would be like me claiming they trademark “Disney Family” 

 

This is why, as someone stated previously, Del Reid handed over the rights to the name “Bills Mafia” to the team for free.  They always owned the trademark.  

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

3 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

This is from 2020:

 

😂 

 

2 years ago 

Just now, wppete said:

Rumor is Terry Pegula is a Mafia member. 

there are some things better left unsaid 

 

if you really know the meaning you’d understand.  
 

[T&C]

Much rather be known as a Bills fan without the money grabbing moniker. 

Edited September 7, 2022 by T&C

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Old guy moment:

 

I've never been too keen on the whole moniker, having grown up as a fan before it became a thing.

 

 

[Mr. WEO]

6 minutes ago, JohnNord said:

 

 

That’s not technically true.  The Bills own the name “Bills.”  You can’t trademark someone else’s trademark.  That would be like me claiming they trademark “Disney Family” 

 

This is why, as someone stated previously, Del Reid handed over the rights to the name “Bills Mafia” to the team for free.  They always owned the trademark.  

 

The PFT article in OP suggests they don't own the trademark yet.

[Gugny]

Here is a list of Buffalo Bills trademarks.  There are two "Mafia" trademarks, both filed for in Oct. 2020:

 

https://www.gerbenlaw.com/trademarks/nfl/buffalo-bills/

 

I'm not sure what the "new" part of this news is that PFT is sharing.

[Mr. WEO]

2 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Here is a list of Buffalo Bills trademarks.  There are two "Mafia" trademarks, both filed for in Oct. 2020:

 

https://www.gerbenlaw.com/trademarks/nfl/buffalo-bills/

 

I'm not sure what the "new" part of this news is that PFT is sharing.

 

They trademarked the letter "B"?

[StHustle]

I’m confused…this is old news. I got a Bills Mafia coat from the Bills store over a year ago.

[eball]

#FlorioBreakingNews is now a thing on Twitter because of this 2-year old "breaking" story.

[wppete]

12 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

😂

 

2 years ago 

there are some things better left unsaid 

 

if you really know the meaning you’d understand.