King James Denied His Precious Taco Tuesday Trademark
Clearly, there's no justice to be found in this deeply flawed world of ours.
Because if there was, then the Lakers' LeBron James would be the proud owner of a Taco Tuesday trademark.
But alas, in a legal travesty the likes of which we've never seen, the King was denied his rightful designation as Lord of the Tacos.
What the hell are we supposed to do now?
Apparently, there was a compelling legal reason for the denial:
BREAKING: U.S Patent & Trademark Office has refused @KingJames’ trademark application for “Taco Tuesday.” Examining attorney found that phrase was a “commonplace message” and can’t be protected as a trademark. First discovered by @JoshGerben. pic.twitter.com/cnebxx9hyt
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 12, 2019
Obviously, this joyful phrase has been around for some time, actually dating back around 30 years or so to the pseudo-Mexican food chain Taco John's.
But just behold the intoxicated delight of Bron Bron and his family when they utter the words:
It's just a damn shame.
We'll give our very own resident house attorney Josh Gerben the final word:
The USPTO has refused the TACO TUESDAY trademark application filed by Lebron James' company LBJ Trademarks, LLC.
— Josh Gerben (@JoshGerben) September 12, 2019
The refusal, issued at 6:26 PM today, finds that TACO TUESDAY is a "commonplace message" and therefore fails to function as a trademark.#TacoTuesday
My analysis👇 pic.twitter.com/eKcW2l1CnH
Hopefully, we as a collective will continue to use the phrase with the same vigor as LeBron and not abuse the privilege.