Sarah Palin Seeks To Trademark Her Name 329
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."
Re:Hmmm ... (Score:4, Funny)
We'll just have to call her something else (Score:1, Funny)
i've been calling her "that stupid cunt from alaska"... & nobody seems to have any problem figuring out who im talking about.
Trademarking her name... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:We'll just have to call her something else (Score:3, Funny)
It would only confuse those who don't know Pelosi is from California.
Re:Wicked Witch of the West (Score:4, Funny)
Ah! I didn't know that. It's gotten to the point that Pelosi could be trademarked too. Nothing tops "We've got to pass it to find out what's in it." It just doesn't get any better than that.
Re:1st Amendment (Score:4, Funny)
>>$10 says she uses this as a club to try to quell speech that she doesn't like.
> You need to pay more attention. It's the people on the left who are the ones who routinely look to shut down others'
> speech.
Interesting... a post from an alternate universe.
Re:Hmmm ... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Trade marking names (Score:5, Funny)