Tom Brady will never be “Terrific.”

The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday denied the Patriots quarterback’s application to trademark the term “Tom Terrific,” according to ESPN. Mets fans were outraged when it leaked out that Brady was applying for the moniker most commonly associated with Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver.

The USPTO agreed.

“The applied-for mark consists of or includes matter which may falsely suggest a connection with Tom Seaver,” the organization said in a statement.

Brady claimed he was trying to trademark the nickname to stop people from using it in connection with him. Brady has six months to challenge the USPTO’s ruling. The request will be abandoned if he does not.

“It’s unfortunate: I was actually trying to do something because I didn’t like the nickname and I wanted to make sure no one used it because some people wanted to use it,” Brady told reporters in June. “So I was trying to keep people from using it, and then it got spun around into something different than what it was. Good lesson learned, and I’ll try to do things a little different in the future.”

Seaver is battling dementia and is retired from public life.