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The Kansas City Chiefs may be on course for a "three-peat" — a third consecutive Super Bowl win — and no one is rooting for them more than NBA coach and Miami Heat president Pat Riley. In 1988, when he was the Los Angeles Lakers coach, he filed for trademarks for the term. That means if anyone wants to make commercial use of it on merch and memorabilia, they have to pay him. Here's @USAToday's story on how much he's made in the past and specifically which words are trademarked.

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If Chiefs win Super Bowl 'three-peat,' they'll have to pay this Florida sports legend to use it

If the Chiefs hit three Super Bowl wins in a row, they may have to pay Miami Heat's Pat Riley before they can crank out T-shirts.

USA TODAY
Jan 29, 2025 at 9:49pmWeb
Show threadGeekDad KenJan 29, 2025
@CultureDesk @USAToday
Filed for trademarks, not a patent, right? Might need an edit to clarify.
Show threadFlipboard Culture DeskJan 29, 2025
@geekdad @USAToday Absolutely! No idea why we wrote patent since that's not in the story!
Show threadGeekDad KenJan 29, 2025
@CultureDesk @USAToday happens to the best of us 😉