Not since Baker Mayfield planted a Sooner flag in the middle of the Ohio State football field have I been as irritated with the persnickety nature of Buckeye fans. Or, should I say The Buckeye fans. Ohio State University — oh, I mean The Ohio State University — filed a request with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 8 to trademark the word “the.” It’s the most common word in the English language. I’ve used it 10 times already. This silly filing was discovered by patent attorney Josh Gerben, who posted a screenshot of the application on Twitter with his audio analysis on whether it has any legal merit. The Buckeyes for years have been insisting the world refer to the school with “the” in front of the name. To hammer the point home in some trendy way, it is launching a line of clothing featuring THE. Documents…
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