I used to track these stories. But that was before people generally recognized that the patent and trademark system was being abused. But some institutions still persist in the grand traition of Wal-Mart (smiley face) and British Petroleum (green) and try to trademark absurd things. In this case, the word 'The'. Fortunately, more reasonable heads have prevailed, as they have been more consistently these days, and The Ohio State University cannot own its own definite article.
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