A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : DON'T INFRINGE ON THIS FACE.Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre's trademark is no longer an accurate downfield down·field adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the defensive team's end of the field. Adj. 1. downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver" pass. It is now his name, face and signature and it's registered with Wisconsin Secretary of State Douglas La Follette La Fol·lette , Robert Marion 1855-1925. American politician and reformer who served as a U.S. senator from Wisconsin (1906-1925). In 1924 he ran unsuccessfully for President on the Progressive Party ticket. . Favre's Milwaukee lawyer filed the legal documents necessary to register those marks for the NFL's 1995 MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. . He declared on the official form that Favre has used them on photographs, commemorative plaques, sports equipment and sports memorabilia The term sports memorabilia usually refers to anything that can be directly connected to a sports event or personality. These items are generally gathered by fans of the particular sport, athlete or team that the item signifies or by collectors who find value in the rarity in Wisconsin since 1991. ``There are people who are less than ethical that are trying to make money off Brett's image,'' said sports promoter Joseph Sweeney. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: no caption (Brett Favre) |
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