It would seem that registering celebrity names for goods, as opposed to services, may be less difficult since the applicant would not have the additional burden of showing that the name is being used to identify the services being performed.
Of course, a celebrity that is late in the game of filing
Everyone has a right to privacy, an inherent right to be left alone.
Famous people have an additional IP right known as the right of publicity that protects against the usage of the famous person’s name or likeness to make a profit without consent. Celebrities would have the right to stop others
The U.S. trademark for “Coca-Cola” which has been used since 1889 was first filed on May 14, 1892 with the description “nutrient or tonic beverages”. “Coca-Cola” became a registered United States trademark on January 31, 1893.
The micro-blogging service may be worth billions, but it still can’t claim ownership over the word “tweet”.
The trademarks office rejected Twitter’s application because of an earlier claim by a third-party developer. Twittad, a Twitter-based advertising service, trademarked the phrase “Let
As if the social networking site needed any more ammo against competitors, it recently trademarked the word “face”.
But don’t worry, it only applies to telecommunication services, so companies like Northface are safe. So far, Apple’s video chat app FaceTime is also safe, but
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