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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNov. 2018: Ivanka gets approval from China for 16 new trademarks including 'voting machines'
Remember this news article from Nov. 2018?
President Donald Trumps daughter and senior advisor, Ivanka Trump, last month won initial approval from the Chinese government for 16 new trademarks, covering a wide range of products that include voting machines.
The approval for Ivanka Trumps trademarks which comes three months after she said her personal clothing brand was shutting down occurred while her father continues to wage a trade war with China, noted the public interest group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which first reported the approval.
CREW said the approvals, which are only the latest in a series of approvals of trademarks by the Chinese, raises ethics questions.
Since she has retained her foreign trademarks, the public will continue to have to ask whether President Trump has made foreign policy decisions in the interest of his and his familys businesses, CREW said in a post. Her trademarks remain a potential conflict of interest as she continues to work on policy in the White House and meet with foreign leaders. The trademarks approved for Ivanka Trump-branded products which also include nursing homes, sausage casing, handbags, shoes, wedding dresses and jewelry were first applied for in 2016.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/06/ivanka-trump-gets-initial-approval-from-china-for-16-trademarks.html
Ms. Toad
(34,059 posts)This is nothing more than the ordinary work of maintaining a business. Trademarks are a relatively cheap investment in protecting your turf if you are (or plan to - depending on the jurisdiction) use the mark.
There are far more urgent matters to pay attention to.
Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)Ivanka's various business, including her clothing lines, are manufactured in China.
Ms. Toad
(34,059 posts)She is not obligated to make decisions that hurt her future business prospects merely because her father is president.
As someone in the IP business for more than a dozen years, maintaining trademarks is just part of being a responsible business owner.
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librechik
(30,674 posts)Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)nykym
(3,063 posts)the Voting Machines, what company is making them? who are the selling to? do they have a verifiable paper trail? Just asking!
Probably more like Trump branded "voting machines" that allow people to cast "votes" that are never actually counted. They'll be YUGE in North Korea, Russia, etc.