The reason for the trademark on Caylee's name

[Crabcake23]

I think she meant this link.

http://www. ******.com/caylee+anthony+gifts

Well, crap, won't allow the link. but it's ******, not zapple.

ARGH!!!! No linkie.

 

[technicalconfusion]

I think she meant this link.

http://www. ******.com/caylee+anthony+gifts

That didn't work either. Could be they removed the page.

 

[Gram2]

Replace the double p's with double z's

 

[Im On It]

I think that if they sell those shirts, they need to donate the profits.

 

[sharpar]

$$$$$$$$$

 

[Blink34]

Mary Kay?

Yep. That too.

 

[mysteriew]

Actually this is probably the only thing that I agree with the A's about. Not because the A's are doing it, but because this has come up on other cases. They take the name of victim and begin selling shirts or other merchandise and keep the money. Basically they are profiting from a crime victim without the victim's or victim's families consent. So if they are able to find a way to stop this, then at least it can show the way for other families.

 

[Where's Andre]

Mary Kay?

I'm sure names are okay as long as the trademark limits itself to a specific product line or product and the name isn't already taken within the product line.

It's Mary Kay Cosmetics-- just not Mary Kay Pink Cadillacs (not at least without GM's permisson).

I can rattle off bunches of names that have trademarks or service associated with them, dead and alive, ficticious and not, first names, last names, full names and so on--

"Barbie", "Elvis", "Elvis Presley", "Orville Reddenbacker's", "McDonald's", "Ford" .

The question is, do the Anthony's have a product or service to sell and is it unique enough to warrant a trade or service mark that deserve protection if confusingly named products dilute or damage its market potential?

Now if they were selling Kaylee Living Dolls under a registered trademark, and I decide to try to sell a product called "Kaylee Death Bands"-- they might have a case.

 

[LI_Mom]

Plenty of names are trademarked, if they think THAT will stop the public from talking/posting about Caylee, they're nuts.

They've got to understand that Casey has destroyed any privacy they once had. Casey has dragged that whole family into the toilet because the Anthony family has made it very clear that they will defend Casey NO MATTER WHAT she did to that poor innocent baby.

 

[Edam]

Edam™

 

[calgary]

This has been bothering me for a while, kind of silly though. Why the reference to Casey as "tot mom"? You see it everywhere. NG never says her name, just "tot mom" Recently I notice this on newspaper/magazine features on her.

Is Tot Mom a trade market device?

 

[dcorrigano]

Just another way to profit of Caylee's death...sick...

 

[TURBOTHINK]

No, they havent completed the process..that is the reason it says tm I believe at this point, they are trying to protect website info. They are considering seeking full copyright protection if this co. does not voluntarily stop selling the products..This is not an A venture as all products are anti KC .

One cannot legally use the registered TM emblem until the process is complete. They will never get the name trademarked as just proper names cannot be trademarked. It has to be in relation to a product. What are they going to sell dead baby dolls? That tells me they haven't even applied.

 

[TURBOTHINK]

Mary Kay?

IIRC that is registered as Mary Kay Cosmetics. It is not just the name itself.

 

[want2help]

Edam™

Nice!

 

[Lady Angler]

One cannot legally use the registered TM emblem until the process is complete. They will never get the name trademarked as just proper names cannot be trademarked. It has to be in relation to a product. What are they going to sell dead baby dolls? That tells me they haven't even applied.

What applies to other people doesn't ever apply to the Anthony's. They don't have to follow the rules, whether it be laws, or plain old common sense and decency.

 

[6angels]

I have mentioned before we are naming our adopted DD in memory of Caylee. There is a lot of Caylee's around the world the name is unique but not that unique.

 

[ellieit]

http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/faq/tm_faqs_q4.html
Yes, you can register your name as a trademark provided the Trademark Office of your country or the country for which you are seeking protection considers it "distinctive." As to whether a name is distinctive or not depends on a variety of factors. As a rule of thumb, the more common the name is the less likely it will be considered distinctive as there may be many others with the same name. Likewise, the more unusual the name is the greater the distinctiveness and the greater the likelihood that registration will be granted.

In any event, even if you have been refused registration of your name as a mark either for the reason that it was not considered distinctive or because someone else had already registered it you are not prevented from using your name in the course of your business for ordinary business purposes.

 

[fay]

The whole thing is absolutely tasteless.

 

[magic-cat]

I'm sure names are okay as long as the trademark limits itself to a specific product line or product and the name isn't already taken within the product line.

It's Mary Kay Cosmetics-- just not Mary Kay Pink Cadillacs (not at least without GM's permisson).

I can rattle off bunches of names that have trademarks or service associated with them, dead and alive, ficticious and not, first names, last names, full names and so on--

"Barbie", "Elvis", "Elvis Presley", "Orville Reddenbacker's", "McDonald's", "Ford" .

The question is, do the Anthony's have a product or service to sell and is it unique enough to warrant a trade or service mark that deserve protection if confusingly named products dilute or damage its market potential?

Now if they were selling Kaylee Living Dolls under a registered trademark, and I decide to try to sell a product called "Kaylee Death Bands"-- they might have a case.

Actually, and not to split hairs, but I believe it is Mary Kay Inc.

I just don't see how they, the A's, have a trademarkable product, as Caylee is not an action figure or a line of girls clothing, she is a little girl who was in all probability murdered by her mommy. Not exactly what you want to buy the kids for Christmas, ya know?