An artist from California (go figure!) has been denied a trademark for his scrotum-shaped sculptures, "American Brass Balls":
"The U.S. government is making a sculptor in Grass Valley, California, very testy -- they won't let him trademark his balls.
Jeff Tritel makes a line of scrotum-shaped sculptures called "American Brass Balls" that he says are meant to be patriotic, not pornographic.
However, when Tritel tried to trademark his brass ball busts with the U.S. government, a trademark attorney denied him because the logo was deemed to "comprise immoral or scandalous matter."
Tritel says the officials are nuts and can't believe the same office that allows the Hooters logo denied his claim.
You might think that the government has Tritel by the short hairs -- especially since he only has until September 11 to respond. Still, he's confident he can convince the legal Eagles that his brass balls don't communicate sex but "an intrinsically American attitude."
Link here to story -- sorry no pictures on site!