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Isn't there something in a contract that a city has with a team saying that the city owns the name and/or trademarks? I mean, some places have an intimate relat
by llampx 8y ago
Isn't there something in a contract that a city has with a team saying that the city owns the name and/or trademarks? I mean, some places have an intimate relationship with the place they were created in. Minnesota Vikings come to mind, due to the primarily Scandinavian descendants in that frozen tundra. Why not say, sure you'll get your stadium but in exchange you don't get to keep the name if you move.
- briffle 8y agoDo you see many lakes in LA? They used to be in 'the land of 10,000 lakes' (Minnesota)
- llampx 8y agoGood point.
- skinnymuch 8y agoI wonder how much that would matter. The NBA has had team name changes. Recently it’s been Seattle’s team to Oklahoma City changing names. Then New Orleans changing to Pelicans. The Pelicans as far as I know don’t even get the historical numbers and seasons of the original location (Charlotte) team either. They go to the current Charlotte Hornets. As a new team (Charlotte Bobcats) was created in Charlotte and fans had a successful campaign to rename that new team back to the Pelicans original team name, Charlotte Hornets. Sorry if it’s confusing, but basically two NBA team name changes in this century and it wasn’t the biggest deal for the teams. I can’t see the Chargers or Raiders being particularly hurt if they had to change their names when moving to their new location. Rams I guess would hurt a bit, but even then, doubt that much.