WARNING:
P.D.S. ALERT
I had read that Sarah Palin and her daughter, Bristol, have applied for trademarks for their names.
If approved, we could soon see Sarah Palin® and Bristol Palin®.
But why?
Adam Clark Estes has a pretty good explanation, not only of this latest Palin phenomenon, but also about U.S. intellectual—Oh, the possibilities here—property law and the whole trademark history and process.
You can read it here.
CODA:
According to Salon, “The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused Sarah Palin’s application on account of the lack of signature. But that’s easy enough to fix. All Sarah has to do is sign”
Registration is refused because the applied-for mark, SARAH PALIN, consists of a name identifying a particular living individual whose consent to register the mark is not of record.
Please note this refusal will be withdrawn if applicant provides written consent from the individual identified in the applied-for mark.
The author is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and a writer.