Bill Belichick has another reason to cry about the Patriots.
Via Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has declined four trademark applications filed by the North Carolina coach and his muse/handler/personal P.R. rep/girlfriend Jordon Hudson.
The problem is that Belichick’s former employer, the Patriots, hold the rights to the same four phrases, without the “Bill’s Version.”
The USPTO found that the effort would cause a “likelihood of confusion” with the trademarks owned by the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Patriots fans will surely continue to be confused about the bizarre animosity that Belichick has for the team, to the point where the claims he’s not welcome in the building since his termination. Despite being in the building since his termination.
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