Gabby Douglas, who was nick-named the “Flying Squirrel” at the Olympics, wants to use that name, she has to play some jerk or at least some lawyers. It seems that a college student traded marked the name during the Olympics.
Personally, I doubt that the name can be trade-marked because of “Prior Art” – anybody remember Bullwinkle and Rocky, The Flying Squirrel?
Read more at TMZ.
It’s funny that some clown that has never put in the years of work to become and Olympian could do something like that. That’s just a shame !!
But some people are just Shameless as is being shown by this college kids actions.
I agree in principle that it sounds bad on behalf of the “college student” that may have secured the name but I as a business person, I am looking at a different way. Hopefully, the person that owns it will work with this young ladies group and allow a reasonable offer for the name. There are business throughout the US that nothing but these very things daily. Even godaddy does this on a regular basis with “potential” hot names for businesses. America is about the opportunity to make a living on your own. Personally I wish I could have been thinking that idea during the olympics. I am also sure that anyone reading this message would have done the same if they thought they could have made an extra $5 or $10k.