NFL’s Green Bay entry: Trademarks “G”, “Titletown”, “Lambeau Field”, “Packers”

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Posted on 8th August 2011 by Gordon Johnson in Uncategorized

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One of the most recognizable sports franchises in the world, Green Bay Packers trademark protects many of its famous and traditional symbols. The “G” that appears on the side of their gold helmet, “Titletown”- the label that tabs the city of Green Bay for winning many championship titles in the 1960’s and “Lambeau Field” where the “Packers” (another trademark) play their home games among others.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110807/GPG03/108070610/Packers-protect-their-Titletown-trademark?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

Nearly everyone knows that the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is the smallest city in American professional sports. Green Bay has a population of just over 100,000 people. Even if the residents of this northeast Wisconsin community don’t want to hear it, it’s a small town. There, there are paper mills and a football team –period. Even the team itself is publically owned by many locals. The trademark “Titletown” that the Green Bay Packers register is actually used by as many as 17 local businesses. The Packers organization seemingly do not have a problem with it. In Green Bay, the Packers are looked upon like a trusted uncle. And as such, many in the community respect that Packers brand – and understand assimilation with the biggest brand in the area means packed bars, restaurants, and motels. So the next time you make your way to Lambeau Field, in Titletown, be sure to check into the Titletown Hotel, enjoy dinner and a beer at Titletown Brewing Co, and to insure you have get into the game, call Titletown Tickets. You get the idea.

Cops in case of Driver’s father taken off duty

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Posted on 21st November 2008 by Gordon Johnson in Uncategorized

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Date: 11/21/2008

By JUAN A. LOZANO
Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON (AP) _ Three Houston police officers under investigation for allegedly beating the father of Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver have been taken off patrol duty.

The decision was welcomed by Marvin Driver Jr.’s family members, who said they now want the officers fired and brought up on charges.

“We just want justice,” Michael Driver, Marvin Driver’s son, said after a news conference Friday outside his father’s home.

Officers Bacilio Guzman, Gilberto Cruz and M. Marin have been reassigned to administrative duties pending the outcome of an investigation, Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt said in a statement Friday.

Hurtt said he made his decision after receiving a preliminary briefing late Thursday.

“We take allegations such as these very seriously and will conduct a thorough investigation into the matter and be transparent in our findings, whatever the conclusion,” Hurtt said.

Houston police spokesman Victor Senties said he did not know how long the investigation would take to complete.

Family members of 56-year-old Marvin Driver claim he was arrested early Monday morning outside his mother’s home, where he also lives, for outstanding traffic warrants. But before arriving at a Houston jail, they say, he was taken to a gas station, where he was beaten by at least two officers and had something forced down his throat.

Marvin Driver’s family initially said he was only able to communicate with them through handwritten notes.

Michael Driver, 26, said his father, who earlier in the week had been in critical condition, was in good condition on Friday and his health was improving.

Doctors have told family members the injuries were the result of blunt force trauma and that he suffered head injuries and has bruises in his abdomen area from being kneed to the stomach, Michael Driver said.

Hurtt said investigators are awaiting medical reports on Marvin Driver to determine what injuries he sustained.

In his statement, Hurtt said that Marvin Driver, after being arrested during a traffic stop at about 1:30 a.m. Monday, was taken to a city jail. At the facility, a doctor found him unresponsive and he was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital.

The Internal Affairs Division of the Houston Police Department is investigating the family’s claims.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.