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Caleb Williams' attempt to trademark the word "Iceman" has at least temporarily been given the boot.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has initially refused the Chicago Bearsquarterback's application for "Iceman" as of Wednesday, according to USPTO records.
It is not, though, due to an application by NBA Hall of Famer George Gervin or a trademark possessed by UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell. Instead, the USPTO saw too much similarity and a "likelihood of confusion" in a trademark filed in 1988 by LaCrosse Footwear for insulated boots.
"These marks are identical in appearance, sound and meaning," the USPTO wrote in its refusal letter. "... Additionally, because they are identical, these marks are likely to engender the same connotation and overall commercial impression when considered in connection with applicant's and registrant's respective goods and/or services."
Williams applied for trademarks for athletic bags, water bottles, sporting goods, a website and entertainment services in addition to clothing.
"They make the connection between the other goods in Caleb's application, saying that even though these are just insulated boots and Caleb is claiming shirts and hats and pants and all these other things, that those are related goods," said Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney with Gerben IP.
Messages left with the trademark attorneys for Williams and La Crosse were not immediately returned to ESPN.
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