Sarah Palin Seeks To Trademark Her Name

[fatbuckel]

http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/02/05/0013253/Sarah-Palin-Seeks-To-Trademark-Her-Name

Hugh Pickens writes "The LA Times reports that former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has filed paperwork with the US Patent and Trademark Office in November to trademark her name. On her initial application, Palin listed usage of the trademark for a website featuring information about political issues; and educational and entertainment services, including motivational speaking in the fields of politics, culture, business and values. Legal experts say it is relatively unusual for politicians to formally trademark their names because they are generally not associated with commercially valuable products or services and that trademarking a name is more common for celebrities in the fields of entertainment, fashion or sports. 'Sarah is somebody who is now out of government and pursuing other activities, in particular, speaking engagements ... and it looks like she's looking to protect her name with those activities,' says attorney Claudia Ray."

Expect her to attempt to sue anyone that speaks unfavorably about her.

[lonestarnot]

1. Oh palin her and the horse she rode in on.

[alsame]

2. As if anyone else would want it. Lol.

[Xipe Totec]

3. Too late, it has already been genericized

A genericized trademark (also known as a generic trademark, proprietary eponym) is a trademark or brand name that has become the colloquial or generic description for or synonymous with a general class of product or service.

In many legal systems (e.g., in the United States but not in Germany) a generic mark forms part of the public domain and can be commercially exploited by anyone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genericized_trademark

So, for example, one can say: "I just stepped on a pile of Sarah Palin, Yuck!" And be perfectly understood. Therefore, Sarah Palin has become a generic term for a common canine product.

[JackInGreen]

4. oh for the love of....

hasn't she given us enough euphemisms to use that this is kind of moot?