If you’ve just been getting used to the name Utah Royals FC following the team’s debut season, you might be in for a surprise.
Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation, in August, filed an opposition to the Utah Royals FC trademark.
The suit, filed with the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office, describes the following as grounds for opposition. As context, “Opposer” in this case is the Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation.
NWSL was given an Oct. 8 deadline to answer, and that’s yesterday — so expect more to come of this.
Let’s just jump headlong into this.