'NY Post' Shoots Back At Patriots' Confidence
By Joe Strupp
Published: February 03, 2008 10:55 AM ET
NEW YORK When the New York Post found out that the New England Patriots were so confident in ending their season with a perfect 19-0 record that the team sought to formally trademark "19-0" as a phrase, the newspaper shot back with its own trademark effort.
The Post, one of the hometown dailies for the Patriots' opponent in today's Super Bowl, the New York Giants, reports it applied to trademark the phrase, "18-1."
"The Post, ever confident that Eli Manning and company will squash the Pats on Sunday, spent $375 for its own trademark application yesterday - on '18-1'," the paper reported Saturday. "Our application, No. 77385477, is pending."
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