BOSTON – Velocity LCC, a custom printer in Everett, won trademark rights to "Marathon Monday," beating out a challenge from the sponsoring organization of the Boston Marathon, in a ruling from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Velocity applied for trademark rights to the phrase for use on clothing and accessories in early 2011. The Boston Athletic Association, or BAA, challenged the application, saying that the phrase was closely tied to the annual 26.2-mile road race and that granting trademark rights to Velocity would create a "false suggestion of connection" with the two organizations.
It has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster: Big stars. Big budget Hollywood advertising push. Dark, salacious story line. But the new movie, "Spotlight," which chronicles the Globe's revelations of the sexual abuse of children by some Catholic clergy, is also bound to be filled with distortions.
The movie is not due in theaters until November, and, ordinarily, we would not consider it a good idea to write a review without having first seen the film. But, having watched the trailers and lived through the events of 2002, we're pretty sure we know where this movie is going.
