Travis Kelce Roasted by Social Media Users for His Trademark Filings

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Travis Kelce seems to have spotted a prime business opportunity.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has seen an impressive spike in popularity since he started dating mega-pop star Taylor Swift. Kelce has gained more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram, and in the immediate aftermath of Swift attending one of his games, Kelce's jersey sales spiked nearly 400 percent.

Earlier this week, Kelce filed for five new trademarks. They include:

  • Travis Kelce
  • KillaTrav
  • Flight 87
  • Kelce's Krunch
  • Alright Nah

According to trademark attorney Josh Gerben, the filings claim Kelce will use the trademarks for pins, posters, bobbleheads, clothing and a cereal.

Needless to say, social media had plenty of thoughts on Kelce's filings.

Travis Kelce
Travis Kelce, #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs, takes the field prior to an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday in Denver, Colorado. Kelce filed for multiple trademarks this week, eliciting some... Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images

"Looks like Taylor Swift is teaching Travis Kelce about her trademark strategies," one user remarked on X, formerly Twitter.

"He should have trademarked 'Taylor's boyfriend,'" another posted, which quite frankly might have been a pretty savvy move.

"I get 2 of the 5, one being his name and the Kelce's Krunch (if he's doing a cereal thing)," one user wrote. "But 'Alright Nah,' 'KillaTrav,' and 'Flight87'? You're trying way too hard again man."

Kelce's Krunch felt like a swing and a miss to another user, who commented, "He's going with 'Kelce's Krunch' for his cereal name when 'Travi-Os' was right there???"

But much of the conversation revolved around "Alright Nah," which has become Kelce's go-to phrase on the New Heights podcast he records with his brother Jason, the starting center for the Philadelphia Eagles.

A number of users simply found it funny.

"He said 'alright nah' one too many times in front of [Swift] before she went into full business mode," one user wrote.

But other users didn't appreciate that Kelce, who is white, is trying to trademark that phrase specifically.

"Umm 'alright nah' is a well-known black culture saying," one user posted. "That don't belong to him."

"A white man trying to trademark 'alright nah' is ... crazy idc how much he says it," another noted.

"My other thought about this is I cannot even imagine being attracted to a white boy from suburban Ohio who unironically calls himself 'KillaTrav' and says 'alright nah'," a user with Swift as their profile picture wrote.

Kelce and the Chiefs are in Germany, where they will battle the Miami Dolphins in a key AFC matchup at 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday. On Friday, Kelce was asked very bluntly whether he is "in love" with Swift.

"I'm going to keep my personal relationship personal," Kelce answered.

About the writer

Tom Westerholm is a Life & Trends Reporter for Newsweek based in Michigan. His work is focused on reporting on trending topics. Tom joined Newsweek in 2023 from Boston.com and previously worked at MassLive. You can get in touch with Tom by emailing t.westerholm@newsweek.com. Languages: English.


Tom Westerholm is a Life & Trends Reporter for Newsweek based in Michigan. His work is focused on reporting on trending ... Read more