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Vegas not concerned about Golden Knights trademark issue

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The unveiling of the NHL's 31st franchise hit another speed bump.

Weeks after a somewhat botched reveal of the Vegas team's name and logo, there's believed to be a snag in regards to trademarking the Golden Knights.

A report by SB Nation's Mary Clarke on Wednesday pointed to a United States Patent and Trademark office document that apparently denied an application filed by Black Knight Sports and Entertainment - team owner Bill Foley's company - because the Vegas Golden Knights mark too closely resembles that of the The College of Saint Rose Golden Knights, based in Albany, N.Y.

Here are the two looks side by side.

Senior vice president and former NHL player Murray Craven doesn't appear overly concerned with the development, however.

"We believe, at the end of the day, all parties will embrace the fact that we are the Vegas Golden Knights and this absolutely will work out," Craven told Ed Graney of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I hope people don't overreact to this at all. We believe everyone will be satisfied. We are only going to enhance the name Golden Knights for everyone. That's our goal. I won't put words in Bill Foley's mouth, but we all believe this will be fine."

In the end, money will likely talk here.

The NHL is expected to make a formal statement Thursday, reports TSN's Darren Dreger.

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