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bluejerseyjinx wrote:Houston made all their moves in free agency. They don't have a first round pick this year.

Mr B wrote:

bluejerseyjinx wrote:Houston made all their moves in free agency. They don't have a first round pick this year.

I really think we see the Texans come back to Earth a little bit this year. They have a 1st place schedule and won’t be sneaking up on anyone.

RaoulDuke79 wrote:Naaaaaaah...the Texans will get into the postseason and jump out on KC or someone of equal caliber(I won't mention the Bills for reasons) and then crap it all away and get blown out in the 2nd half(kinda like against the Bills in '93 which I won't mention for reasons).

This is the way.

It is well established that there is a direct chain of custody from Oilers to Titans. This is not a situation akin to the original Cleveland Browns moving to Baltimore, becoming the Ravens and completely relinquishing the identity, while another franchise picked it up.


The Oilers/Titans ownership group never abandoned the Oilers trademark. USPTO filings dating back to the 1970s show that Houston Oilers, Inc., who have offices in both Houston and Tennessee, have kept their trademarks active.


There have been previous attempts by Texans ownership to lay claim to the Oiler name. Before settling on the Texans as a name, the ownership group in Houston petitioned to become the Oilers. However, it belonged to the owners, the Adams family, and it remained in their hands. The mark was never abandoned because it remains a business commodity for merchandising and other purposes. More importantly, they are owned by the people who created the mark, not by the city who did not try hard enough to keep the team around. The US Trademark system does not simply transfer ownership of marks because some feelings are hurt.