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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The Walt Disney Company has decided Wednesday to drop all efforts to trademark the name of the now-famous counter-terrorism team responsible for killing Osama bin Laden.
The California-based company filed a trademark for "Seal Team 6" on May 3, the day after news of bin Laden's death broke.
Navy officials filed a counter application ten days later.
"Out of deference to the Navy's trademark application, we have decided to abandon our claim," a spokesperson for Disney told the Orange County .
Disney's application was intended for a television show but also optioned the name for clothing, footwear, headgear, toys and other entertainment services.
The name was previously trademarked for computer and video gaming in 2006 by NovaLogic.
The California-based company filed a trademark for "Seal Team 6" on May 3, the day after news of bin Laden's death broke.
Navy officials filed a counter application ten days later.
"Out of deference to the Navy's trademark application, we have decided to abandon our claim," a spokesperson for Disney told the Orange County .
Disney's application was intended for a television show but also optioned the name for clothing, footwear, headgear, toys and other entertainment services.
The name was previously trademarked for computer and video gaming in 2006 by NovaLogic.
