http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/07/BAKOUAMMP.DTLMy nominee for The Most Pathetic Person of the Year...
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a lawyer's challenge today to a San Francisco motorcycle club's trademark of the name "Dykes on Bikes" for the contingent that leads the annual Gay Pride parade.
Michael McDermott, a Dublin attorney, disputed a January 2006 decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to grant the San Francisco Women's Motorcycle Contingent exclusive legal rights to the name it has used for more than three decades.
The office initially rejected the organization's 2003 trademark application - saying the word "dykes" was disparaging to lesbians - but approved it after considering additional evidence.
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Asked about the court's action, McDermott replied with an e-mail describing the motorcycle procession as an "anti-male hate riot" but did not comment on the ruling.
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