My rant about trademarks
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My rant about trademarks is based on the fact that many of these words and phrases are just plain everyday old sayings that potentially have been around for hundreds of years. Please bear in mind I am all for copyright and that sort of protection but average phrases & words used in everyday life should in my opinion not be allowed as trademarks.
Take MacDonalds for instance and the I’m lovin it slogan, they claim it is protected by copyright or whatever. BUT I remember writing this about 15-20 years ago. NOW if I can find where I wrote that they may have to pay me royalties. AND though I may not be the first to have said it try using it now and you may get hit by the big red clown’s legal team.
Much of the problems that I see comes from the theory of the lion and the mouse or BIG vs LITTLE. Most of these new fan dangled companies, & even some older ones just think they are it and can push anyone around with all the money they have bilked out of us good folk.
A final note on My rant about trademarks
Just try to imagine how many companies have used your sayings and think how much money they could owe you. On the other hand everyone would be taking legal action against everyone everyday if it was worth it.
Quoted from today’s email
Trademark Keyword Issue Far From Settled.
Kentucky court to weigh in eventuallyWe can only expect this issue to be brought before the courts more and more, which might mean it is eventually decided by much higher courts: Does targeting your competitor’s trademark keyword in search ads constitute "use in commerce," and thus a trademark violation.
The issue has come up time and time again from some high-profile companies in various states and in various courts. Most of the time, the courts have answered with bidding on a competitor’s keyword does not violate trademark laws and is not considered "use in commerce." But a few other times, the courts have decided differently.
