Pat Riley files for 3-peat trademark on jewelry, including rings.

[JohnMax]

http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/10965180/pat-riley-miami-heat-riley-files-3-peat-trademark-jewelry-rings-sports-memorabilia


Pat Riley has filed for a trademark on the phrase '3-Peat' that will cover jewelry, shirts and other merchandise.

Records with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office reveal that, last Thursday, an attorney representing Riley's company, Riles & Co., filed a trademark to use the phrase "3-Peat" on "jewelry, namely rings and sports memorabilia."

Riley wouldn't have to file for a trademark if he had planned on putting "3-Peat" on the Heat's championship rings, should they win the title, but would want to protect his investment if there were discussions about selling rings at retail.

[Cocaine80s]

Flo Rida- We Already Won on repeat right now

[Akrazotile]

Im patenting back-3-back

[PickernRoller]

Not even hiding it anymore - public record.

[russwest0]

rigged.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Now you know that Spurs will win this 100% for sure, nice jinx by Pat Riley.
:lol

[DonDadda59]

Somewhere, Tim Donaghy is smiling (and betting large sums of cash on the Heat).

[ProfessorMurder]

Hubris.

[hahaitme]

The fix is in gents

[JohnMax]

The spurs had an NBA TV commercial for their 2013 championship gear :roll:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q83HY0NLKWo

[plowking]

Somewhere, Tim Donaghy is smiling (and betting large sums of cash on the Heat).

I'm pretty sure he did a similar thing back in the Lakers days, and they ended up missing out on a 3-peat.

[navy]

The spurs had an NBA TV commercial for their 2013 championship gear :roll:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1KsV-22sro
This deserves it's own thread.

[oarabbus]

This Spurs team is scary. That's all I'm saying.

[Akrazotile]

This Spurs team is scary. That's all I'm saying.


You mean as in "If I saw Tim Duncan walking towards me in a hoodie" kinda scary?

[kNicKz]

Not a bad idea. Historically easy run to the finals

[kennethgriffin]

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LOL WUT

[alanLA92]

trademarks 3-peat but everyone knows Phil is the true 3-peat master. :oldlol:

[sick_brah07]

You mean as in "If I saw Tim Duncan walking towards me in a hoodie" kinda scary?


oh man what a win LMAO

[Bosnian Sajo]

You can just trademark shit that easy? What would happen if say I had trademarked the phrase last year, Pat Riley and co. would pay me to use that on merch? How can you trademark something like that though, wtf..

[davehos]

Pat Riley has owned the trademark for years. Not news.

"However, Riles & Co., the corporate entity of National Basketball Association (NBA) coach Pat Riley, submitted in November 1988 a trademark application for the use of three-peat on shirts, jackets and hats. At the time, the phrase was being used by members and fans of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, of whom Riley was the head coach, regarding the Lakers' quest that season to obtain what would have been a third successive NBA championship. According to Riley, it was Laker player Byron Scott who coined the term in reference to the team's goal for that season."

[Real14]

Earned not given my ass:coleman:

[Springsteen]

You mean as in "If I saw Tim Duncan walking towards me in a hoodie" kinda scary?

:lol :lol :applause:

[PJR]

LOL WUT



This trademark is for Heat exclusive merchandise, numbnuts.

By the way, Riley made coin of all those Lakers and Bulls merchandise. He's had "3peat" trademarked since the 80's

[Jasper]

Now you know that Spurs will win this 100% for sure, nice jinx by Pat Riley.
:lol
Thought the same thing,,, but actually Riles is a business man first , and his patent will make money for his family for centurys

[jimmy77x]

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Derka]

Can he get his money back? :D

[alanLA92]

dat Riley trademark investment fail. 25 yrs and counting. :lol

[Spurs5Rings2014]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[b1imtf]

Gjge.

[DMV2]

dat Riley trademark investment fail. 25 yrs and counting. :lol
:oldlol:

[plowking]

People don't know he did this for the Lakers too, and he failed to 3-peat.

The people bumping this thinking it's a fail are the ones who failed lol...

[PickernRoller]

:lol :lol :lol :oldlol: :roll: :roll:

[alanLA92]

People don't know he did this for the Lakers too, and he failed to 3-peat.

The people bumping this thinking it's a fail are the ones who failed lol...

I stated 25 years and counting. That's literally going back to 1989.

[Draz]

What a jynx

[ProfessorMurder]

Hubris.

Textbook.