‘Occupy Wall Street’ Draws Competing Trademark Applications 
Two competing applications have now been filed to register “Occupy Wall Street” as a trademark, according to the most recent listings in database of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.One group lists itself as “Occupy Wall Street,” and uses a New York City address. According to its website, Occupy Wall Street is a “leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions.”The other applicant, Fer-Eng Investments LLC, lists an address in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Vincent Ferraro of Fer- Eng told Cable News Network that his company had no affiliation with the movement and simply filed the application as a business proposition.Both applications were filed Oct. 24. The California applicant said the mark would be used mainly for clothing and accessories such as T-shirts, backpacks and hats.The New York applicant seeks to register the mark for a broader range of uses, including newsletters, periodicals, and photo, audio, video and press “educational and entertaining materials relating to Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy movement in general.” That application also seeks to register the mark for clothing items such as t-shirts.The application from the California company doesn’t list an attorney. The New York application was submitted on Occupy Wall Street’s behalf by Wylie Stecklow, a New York attorney who does criminal defense, immigration and plaintiffs personal injury work, according to his website.
Two competing applications have now been filed to register “Occupy Wall Street” as a trademark, according to the most recent listings in database of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.One group lists itself as “Occupy Wall Street,” and uses a New York City address. According to its website, Occupy Wall Street is a “leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions.”The other applicant, Fer-Eng Investments LLC, lists an address in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Vincent Ferraro of Fer- Eng told Cable News Network that his company had no affiliation with the movement and simply filed the application as a business proposition.Both applications were filed Oct. 24. The California applicant said the mark would be used mainly for clothing and accessories such as T-shirts, backpacks and hats.The New York applicant seeks to register the mark for a broader range of uses, including newsletters, periodicals, and photo, audio, video and press “educational and entertaining materials relating to Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy movement in general.” That application also seeks to register the mark for clothing items such as t-shirts.The application from the California company doesn’t list an attorney. The New York application was submitted on Occupy Wall Street’s behalf by Wylie Stecklow, a New York attorney who does criminal defense, immigration and plaintiffs personal injury work, according to his website.
That's what everything comes down to here: "monetization." Turn a buck off of everything. I would have trademarked OWS and numerous other variants right away, but the people on the streets were concerned with other things.
ReplyDeleteAll of the Occupy offshoots should take a look at the copyright situation. Lord knows someone, perhaps MTV, might set up competing camps/movie sets. A society motivated by greed and self-interest with a situational ethics system created the stench that surrounds us now.
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