I am going to trademark the greeting hello. (1226 hits)
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Submitted by Donne Fan (View user info) at 2005-01-12 22:37:05 EST
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=knromq.2.3
This lovely link shows that Paris Hilton trademarked the phrase "That's Hot". This means I lost the argument with my roomate because I told him I was sure that nothing that absurd would be recognized by the trademarking authorities.
I have several problems with Hilton getting this trademark, not the least of which is that I have been using the phrase since Paris was a narcissistic child who was absorbed with her toys and fun and without a job...whats that? she still is? oh...well I have been saying it for a long time, and I am sure I was not the first.
I do not think words should be trademarked if they are common. When Phil Jackson saw that threepeat was coming and got paid everytime someone sold a legal T Shirt with it on there, I applauded his prescience and felt happy for him. Threepeat is a unique word and trademarking it is fine. If right now I could make the word forfratigue really popular I would feel entitled to trademark it, (The word would mean something like being tired of talking about foreign policy, especially as it involves the french) but if I wanted to get paid everytime someone made a shirt with "you look tired" on it I would assume that no one would be dumb enough to grant me a trademark to it.
How can you possibly trademark a phrase that is popular? Donald Trump should be able to trademark his onion loaf hair maybe in conjunction with the phrase "you're fired" but not the phrase that has been making it worth the low pay and long hours for thousands of middle managers who have used it for years to take out their frustrations.
Am I wrong on this?
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2005-01-13 12:40:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
no
Submitted by bossk (user info) at 2005-01-13 12:31:49 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
For "onion loaf hair"
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2005-01-13 09:51:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
There's no way she can defend that trademark. If she were to sue someone for infringement, she would have to demonstrate that she sustained financial damage as a result of the defendant's unauthorized use of the phrase. She holds what's known as a "decorative" trademark - its legal force is pretty much non-existant.
Submitted by MaximusPadus (user info) at 2005-01-13 09:11:06 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Paris Hilton can die.
Submitted by wookie (user info) at 2005-01-13 09:02:55 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2005-01-13 08:22:11 EST (#)
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I trademarked the letter "e". According to my calculations, you owe me $6.18 in royalties for using my letter numerous times in this post alone.
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2005-01-13 01:59:16 EST (#)
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Ok you apologized so I'll give you an overall 0. You are lucky I'm in a good mood.
Submitted by smokymtcsw (user info) at 2005-01-13 00:32:17 EST (#)
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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/lopresti/2002-06-03-lopresti.htm
sorry i forgot which coach and googled the phrase. I guess Pat Riley and the Donald share horrible hair and trademarking phrases.
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2005-01-12 23:40:26 EST (#)
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"Phil Jackson saw that threepeat was coming and got paid everytime someone sold a legal T Shirt with it on there, I applauded his prescience and felt happy for him. Threepeat is a unique word and trademarking it is fine."
Please refrain from talking about things you know nothing about. Pat Riley was the one to patent threepeat, and he wasn't the one to come up with the term, Byron Scott was his player at the time.
Submitted by Totally_useless (user info) at 2005-01-12 23:23:37 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Here's what I'm going to submit:
"My Nuts, My Nuts, My Nuts Are In Your Butt!"
Millions, I tell you...
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2005-01-12 23:22:59 EST (#)
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They grant trademarks as long as no one else has trademarked it already. It's up to the courts to toss out the invalid ones. Broken, yes, but there is plenty of prior art fot "That's hot."
Submitted by beer-turtle (user info) at 2005-01-12 23:08:31 EST (#)
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so in theory I could creatively package Fuck You somehow and then sell rights to use it...cool
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Submitted by smokymtcsw (user info) at 2005-01-12 22:51:43 EST (#)
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prof your idea is solid, except that you pointed out the problem, which is the swoosh. Have a nice day with the smiley could be trademarked, but have a nice day with a frog? If I made a neat graphic that said, "Your comment was retarded" even though those are all common words, it would still be trademarked because of the overall package. Read the link, she trademarked the common phrase itself.
Submitted by cheruboo (user info) at 2005-01-12 22:48:12 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2005-01-12 22:46:37 EST (#)
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And what is the difference between 'that's hot' and 'just do it'. They each contain common words, but everyone accepts nike's slogan, so get the fuck over it and prepare yourself for seeing a whole lot of stupid bitches wearing bright pink shirts with 'that's hot' written all over them.
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2005-01-12 22:42:29 EST (#)
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I'm going to trademark your mom. When I say trademark, I mean rape. And when I say your mom, I mean you.