LAS VEGAS (AP) — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has for now denied the A’s request to trademark the names “Las Vegas Athletics” and “Vegas Athletics.”
The club, which intends , has three months from when the refusals were issued Dec. 29 to ask for an extension to file a new application within a six-month period.
The A’s were told the nickname “Athletics” was too generic and could be confused with other activities even if associated with Las Vegas.
That, however, has been the club’s nickname since the Philadelphia Athletics began playing in 1901. The A’s kept the nickname when they moved to Kansas City in 1955 and Oakland in 1968.
The Patent and Trademark Office to use the nickname “Yetis” on Jan. 9 because of potential confusion with companies such as Yeti Coolers. Utah, which moved from the Phoenix area in 2024, now
The A’s relocated to West Sacramento, California, last year to play the first of three planned seasons in the city’s Triple-A ballpark. The team is going solely by “Athletics” while playing in the Northern California city.
A $2 billion, 33,000-capacity stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is under construction. Club officials told the Las Vegas Stadium Authority on Dec. 4 that the ballpark is on schedule to open in time for the 2028 season.
Nevada and Clark County have approved up to $380 million in public funds for the ballpark, and the A’s have said they will cover the remaining expenses. Owner John Fisher has been seeking investors to assist in the funding.
In preparing for the move to Las Vegas, the A’s have signed some notable contracts. The most recent was an for left fielder Tyler Soderstrom, the richest in team history. Soderstrom Dec. 30 at the A’s Experience Center in Las Vegas.
The A’s on Dec. 22.
Going back to last offseason, the A’s also reached agreements on a and a . that takes him through 2028 with a club option for 2029.
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