Talk:Big Game Supplies 2016 Promotion/@comment-10440557-20160205105825/@comment-25046890-20160206084120

The NFL retracked the "Big Game" TM applications because a) there was prior use in the Stanford v. US Berkeley rivaly that predates the formation of the NFL by a number of years, b) public outcry. I kinda wish they hadn't, so that Standford/US Berkley could have forced them down a notch and put precedent down against the bullying. The NFL regularly threatens legal action and legal fees if the oposing group loses, pushing the boudaries of the already severely limited Fair Use within the trademark laws (Fair Use for trademarks is different from Fair Use for copyright, so that for all practical purposes it doesn't really exist unless you have $$ to fight for it)... I mean, to me, "Superb Owl" is an obvious parody and doesn't cause any consumer confusion as to it being a parody and what it is referencing and poking fun at. But that doesn't stop threat of legal action and legal fees if you lose/capitulate...

It is a bigger deal that EA doesn't use the mark, because the TSTO game is for profit, NFL could come along and claim money damages for not entering a license agreement. Given that in 2014 there was a Super Bowl Event, there is every possiblity that something did come down from NFL. And Simpsons is a major Satire/Parody work of art, so not including any of that as would most likely be required by some license the NFL would be willing to allow wouldn't really fit into the game.