Ohio Casino Name Dispute

Pollstar Staff
2:20 am, Wednesday, 11/18/2015
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Ohio State University is fighting an effort by a Cincinnati casino to name its concert venue “The Shoe.”

The university, which uses the nickname for its horseshoe-shaped Ohio Stadium in Columbus, filed a notice of opposition with the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against the Horseshoe Cincinnati casino.

The casino is owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp. and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.

Its concert venue is using the name “The Shoe.” The casino applied to register it as a trademark in 2013. Ohio State is trying to block that application, saying Ohio Stadium and the casino compete with each other since both venues have hosted concerts and other musical acts.

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