{"id":39059,"date":"2025-04-07T01:42:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T01:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39059"},"modified":"2025-04-07T01:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T01:42:36","slug":"breaking-lamar-jackson-quickly-resolves-trademark-dispute-with-dale-earnhardt-jr-over-iconic-no-8-%f0%9f%98%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39059","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BREAKING: Lamar Jackson Quickly Resolves Trademark Dispute with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Over Iconic No. 8! \ud83d\ude31&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">The trademark dispute between the athletes has been settled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lamar-Jackson-quickly-resolves-Dale-Earnhardt-Jr.-dispute.jpg?w=700\" sizes=\" (max-width: 768px) 600px,  (min-width: 769px) 700px\" srcset=\"\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lamar-Jackson-quickly-resolves-Dale-Earnhardt-Jr.-dispute.jpg?w=700 600w,\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lamar-Jackson-quickly-resolves-Dale-Earnhardt-Jr.-dispute.jpg?w=700 900w\n            \" alt=\"Lamar Jackson Dale Earnhardt Jr.\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">A\u00a0trademark filing between Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson and race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.\u00a0has been resolved.<\/p>\n<p>Earnhardt Jr. announced that he would be moving forward with the trademark filing of a different No. 8 consequently ending the very short fight with Lamar. The Ravens QB has been wearing the No. 8 since he was in college in Louisville and had already trademarked \u201cERA 8 by Lamar Jackson\u201d which features a stylized version of the number.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough the USTPO, we successfully secured the rights to the stylized 8. Therefore, we will be moving forward away from the original JRM 8 we have used since 2019. \u201cWe are looking forward to the remainder of an already successful season,\u201d Earnhardt wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-5 px-5 pb-5\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden h-auto\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1908218260358619166&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fnfl%2Fbaltimore-ravens%2Flamar-jackson-quickly-resolves-dale-earnhardt-jr-dispute&amp;sessionId=212763bac079dd8e331ffd9e6b2157de1947d347&amp;siteScreenName=clutchpoints&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1908218260358619166\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>ESPN reports that Lamar&#8217;s filing had \u201cargued Earnhardt&#8217;s\u00a0attempt to trademark\u00a0that particular version of No. 8 would create confusion among consumers\u201d due to their similarities.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that Jackson has argued that another athlete has a similarity to his No. 8. Jackson is currently in a\u00a0legal battle with NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman.\u00a0The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is also looking to use his jersey number for merch but has found himself in the same predictament as Earnhardt Jr.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\">\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Lamar&#8217;s argument is the same in this case as well and his legal team argues that Aikman&#8217;s attempt to use \u201cEIGHT\u201d on apparel and bags would be \u201clikely to cause confusion, or cause mistake, or to deceive\u201d consumers who might be stumped when thinking their purchasing items from the Ravens star or the Hall of Famer. The filings occurred on July 9 of last year and are still pending at this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the instant reaction is, like, how can you\u00a0own a number?\u201d\u00a0Christine Farley, a law professor and intellectual property expert at American University told ESPN at the time. \u201cThe truth is you can own almost anything you think of as a trademark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can own a smell. You can own a sound. You can own a single color. You can own a single number.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Across sports, the No. 8 is highly regarded as NBA legend Kobe Bryant wore the number for the Los Angeles Lakers, and MLB greats such as Baltimore Orioles Shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. and New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra also donned the number.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trademark dispute between the athletes has been settled. 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