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 COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M sought a restraining order Monday against the Seattle Seahawks, asking the NFC champions to stop promoting the "12th Man" marketing campaign.
The school filed the request in district court in Brazos County, arguing that the Seahawks are infringing on A&M's legal claim to the "12th Man" slogan. The school claims it created the moniker more than 80 years ago and owns the rights to use it.
"Texas A&M University certainly has no ill will towards the Seattle Seahawks," said Steve Moore, A&M's chief marketing officer and vice president for communications. "However, we have the responsibility and legal obligation to protect the university's trademarks, which in this instance is the '12th Man.'"
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