PK Subban Continues His Selfish Ways, Files For Eight (8) Trademarks
Anybody who knows anything about anything knows that PK Subban is one of the most selfish athletes in all of professional sports. On the ice, it’s a very “me first” mentality with him between all of the flopping and the excessive celebrating and the way he skates the puck from end-to-end without passing. Off the ice, it’s a little more subtle. Sure he may have donated $10 million to the Montreal Children’s Hospital. But let’s not forget that he forced them to then name an atrium after himself. Sure he may have then thrown all the kids at the Children’s Hospital an amazing Christmas party last December. But let’s not forget it was all just a ploy to get those kids to believe that PK Subban was actually Santa Clause. All I’m trying to say is that it was only a matter of time before PK Subban pulled off a move like this…
Forbes – Subban’s 8 trademark applications are pending, which means they haven’t hit registration. In order to get them to registration, he will need to show that he has used the marks in a commercial sense. This would include, for example, selling products that bear the mark. Until then, he won’t get his trademark registrations…
…Subban is actively engaged in the business community. He’s also pledged $10 million to the Montreal Children’s Hospital (which by the way is the largest gift by a Canadian athlete). Subban is active on social media with over 800,000 followers on Twitter and just under 500,000 on Instagram. He’s a highly visible athlete with significant brand potential and recognition…So ultimately, Subban filing for trademark protection is a wise and prudent strategy. Indeed, it’s just good business.
So basically what you’re saying is that PK Subban will donate another $10 million at some point but only after he makes $20 million by suing people for infringement on his trademarked properties. Hmmmmm.
And let’s take a closer look at some of those pending trademarks because I just don’t get some of them. For starters, I get that some people in the world like to refer to Subban as the “Subbanator” but we can all agree that it’s one of the lamest nicknames ever, correct? It’s just a rip off of the Sherminator and that dude was a total virgin. Is PK Subban a virgin too? All signs point to yes as of now.
I don’t get SkateMan. I guess maybe it’s going to be a line of clothing or gear or something? And I guess instead of “JumpMan” for basketball it will be “SkateMan” for hockey? Again, seems super lame. Chips are really staking up against the “Subbanator” right now. And how about “Change The Game”? Oh, I’m sorry PK Subban. But the NHL is just about a century old at this point. And all of a sudden it’s not good enough for you anymore? We need to “Change The Game” just because PK Subban says so? Again, incredibly selfish.
Last but not least, we have “Facilitating Relationships Through PK Subban”. First off, how/why do you even trademark that? How do you trademark an entire sentence? Who does PK Subban think is going to steal that sentence from him? And second off, PK Subban is one of the most polarizing players in the NHL. If you watch him on the ice, the man most certainly does not facilitate relationships. If you ask his head coach Michel Therrien, the man most certainly does not facilitate relationships. So not only is PK Subban selfish, but now he’s also a liar. Wow.