Tom Brady is not Tom Terrific. All New Yorkers can tell you.

Tom Brady is very very good at his job.

But, according to New Yorkers, Boston's haters and a crucial federal agency, it's definitely not great.

Indeed, on Thursday, no less an opponent than the US Patent and Trademark Office imposed a big L on Mr. Brady, the New England Patriots' super quarterback, when he declined his trademark application. Tom Terrific "- a moniker for a long time associated with Tom Seaver, the well-beloved right-hander of the New York Mets who helped the team win the World Series championship 1969.

The decision was categorical in the assessment of the case of Mr. Brady's nickname, claiming that it could "falsely suggest a connection" with Mr. Seaver, who, according to the office, was "uniquely and unequivocally" the only person associated with this nickname.

"Tom Seaver is so well known that consumers would presume a connection," the office wrote.

Mr. Brady has been a mainstay in Boston for two decades and his six wins at the Super Bowl have left some fans scared of the Patriots calling him "Tom Terrific," a nickname he said did not like. He and his representatives both insisted that their attempt to mark the nickname was to prevent others from taking advantage of this unprotected nickname, at his own expense and that of Mr. Seaver.

"Unfortunately, we had to consider immediate action for defense and protection," said Donald H. Yee, Mr. Brady's agent on Friday. "There is no intention of impacting Tom Seaver's legacy."

But the news of the branding attempt had provoked the anger of the Mets fans, who celebrated with joy its fall on Friday.

"I do not buy the story of" I was protecting Seaver, "said Mike Stuto, a longtime Mets devotee," Seaver and his family can protect his legacy without the help of Tom Brady. "

The decision also seemed to have accomplished an even more amazing feat, bringing together fans of the Yankees and Mets currently Boston, the rival of New York in all areas, from sports to marathons.

Defeat at the hands of the patent office comes as many New York sports fans cheerfully watch the struggles of various Boston franchises: the Boston Bruins Losing the Stanley Cup, the Celtics dropped the second round of the NBA. the playoffs and – of course – the Red Sox World Champion, who is 15 games behind the Yankees and is unlikely to play in the playoffs.

At the same time, Seaver's Mets took a leap forward, sparking pride in Queens and a dream of the Subway Series, a championship match against the intrace experienced in 2000.

Of course, given Mr. Brady's dominance of NL, the joy was hardly confined to the three-state zone. Matt Talansky, an exiled Mets fan living in Los Angeles, almost ridiculed Mr. Brady's legal grop. Mr. Talansky recalled how Mr. Brady had been suspended following a 2015 championship game for his role in a scandal involving the deflation of footballs during a playoff game.

"Did someone even call it" Tom Terrific "?" Said Mr. Talansky. "Was Vainglorious Cheater already a brand?"

It was also shared by fans of long-suffering franchises like the Cleveland Browns, a team that never appeared in the Super Bowl. "Even the government knows that Tom Seaver is the real" Tom Terrific, "wrote one of these authors in Ohioan, all capital letters, on Twitter.

Mr Brady's actions were also deemed insensitive by some, given the deterioration of Mr Seaver's health; In March, his family announced that the 74-year-old Pantheon was suffering from dementia and was withdrawing from public life.

Mr. Brady himself had In June, he regretted that the brand was not being used, telling reporters, "I wanted to make sure no one was using it because some people wanted to use it," said Brady, calling it a "good lesson learned".

"I will try to do things a little differently in the future," he said.

Nevertheless, for New York's sports fans, who have often mistreated Mr. Brady, his loss this week seemed even softer.

"As a Mets / Jets fan," said Cory Dann, 42, a Brooklyn enthusiast, "it's nice to finally beat Tom Brady to something."