Two weeks after Bruce Ratner agreed to sell the Nets to Mikhail Prokhorov, the team quietly trademarked the Russian translation of "Brooklyn Nets" for use on "basketball shoes, basketball sneakers, Tshirts, shirts, polo shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, pants, tank tops, jerseys, shorts," etc. There's no indication how soon the Nets might begin marketing such gear. (Our headline reads "Go Brooklyn Nets!"...we think)
- Trademark No. 77845645 Application - US Patent and Trademark Office
- Trademark No. 77845645 Drawing (pdf) - US Patent and Trademark Office