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The University of Southern Mississippi has been trying to trademark the Golden Eagle logo it introduced almost nine years ago, but a three-judge panel won’t allow it, according to The Hattiesburg American. The issue is that the logo looks too similar to the Tiger Hawk emblem of the University of Iowa's Hawkeyes. The application for the trademark was denied in a 2-1 vote last week, the paper reports.
“Our attorneys are reviewing the decision by the judges," USM athletic director Richard Giannini said Tuesday, according to the American. "Until we have their review, we're not really going to comment on it."