Ohio State University has officially registered a trademark for the word “THE” after a nearly three-year battle to clinch legal branding access to a word that’s deeply meaningful to the ...

(WKRN) — A licensing controversy is brewing between the University ... input on new logos and designs, seeing as the process would cost a lot of money and needs to start right now A few months ...

logos and slogans. Even so, getting the trademark issued does not guarantee that Ohio State will be the only university that can use "THE" on apparel. For the first five years that any trademark ...