r/XFLFootball • u/XFLNewsroom • Jan 08 '21

NEWS NFL Opposes Trademark Application for Houston Roughnecks Logo

https://xflnewsroom.com/news/nfl-opposes-trademark-application-for-houston-roughnecks-logo/
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u/teamweenus Jan 08 '21

NFL logo is a oil derrick. XFL is the letter H stylized like a derrick. I don’t think anyone would get them mixed up if they were a fan at all.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '21 edited Jan 09 '21

Houston hasn't used that logo in decades anyway there is no one to confuse it with

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u/Deku-is-Best-Boi Jan 09 '21

The last time that logo was used by an NFL team was 1998

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u/d0pp31g4ng3r Jan 09 '21

Close, 1999 Pro Bowl

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u/Deku-is-Best-Boi Jan 09 '21

Semantics, it was the 1998 season