Lolbron taking legal action against Miami owner over King James moniker

[Chronz]

First this dunce tried to trademark taco Tuesday, now he's trying to block arison and his cruise company from dubbing one of its boats as king James.

[smith&wesson]

First this dunce tried to trademark taco Tuesday, now he's trying to block arison and his cruise company from dubbing one of its boats as king James.

I guess hes never heard of the actual King James

[GoferKing_]

Nahhh. He cant be that dumb. xD

[beasted86]

I guess every boat named Queen Elizabeth should get sued by the royal family.

Idiotic waste of the court's time.

[blams]

He isn't a dunce. What a gross overreaction.

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[LF85]

He isn't a dunce. What a gross overreaction.

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Yeah.. It’s pretty ****ing stupid..

[blams]

Yeah.. It’s pretty ****ing stupid..

None of you are in the room with LBJ's lawyers that have decided to press charges. You don't know.

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[Scoots]

None of you are in the room with LBJ's lawyers that have decided to press charges. You don't know.

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You do know that "King James" has existed for a LONG time before LeBron James was born right?

[bledrules]

Typical LBJ he thinks the world revolves around him.

[beasted86]

Typical LBJ he thinks the world revolves around him.

I doubt LeBron was reading some article or press release and decided to call up his lawyers.

But I do give blame for going along with his legal team's advice when they brought this to him.

[mrblisterdundee]

It's not just about the ship name. It's about the activities aboard the ship.

Though the “King James” moniker was obviously not originated by LeBron, the Lakers’ forward does retain a trademark license over the nickname, as it pertains to sports related items. With the cruise line planning on hosting “sports activities and events” according to their filing to use the name, it opened a legal avenue for James to contest the use of the moniker.
As Gerben explained in the video, legal contests over the violation of trademarks can regularly take in excess of over two years to be resolved, however they are often settled before a final verdict is delivered.
- David Bernal, Clutch Points

LeBron probably doesn't care that they use the name. He just wants to get paid for it through a settlement offer to make his lawsuit go away. He's a businessman, plain and simple. Don't hate the player. Hate the game.

[Scoots]

It's not just about the ship name. It's about the activities aboard the ship.



LeBron probably doesn't care that they use the name. He just wants to get paid for it through a settlement offer to make his lawsuit go away. He's a businessman, plain and simple. Don't hate the player. Hate the game.

Just because the game has cracks doesn't mean the player HAS to exploit them.

[mrblisterdundee]

Just because the game has cracks doesn't mean the player HAS to exploit them.

Why not? I'm not a fan of whiny millionaire athletes, but I'm certainly not going to take the side of billionaires over them.

[Super.]

Just because the game has cracks doesn't mean the player HAS to exploit them.

This is such a terrible take. If you dont defend a trademark you can lose it. This is beyond common in the business world.

Bron does stupid **** all the time, but this aint it nephews

[Chronz]

This is such a terrible take. If you dont defend a trademark you can lose it. This is beyond common in the business world.

Bron does stupid **** all the time, but this aint it nephews

Yeah I'm starting to see that. My bad, my worst take this century if this is something that inhibits bron from capitalizing off his nickname yet enables this corp. How is it even legal to trademark king James anyways.