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How can you trade mark Turing the surname of Alan Turing the inventor of the Turing machine? Is this trademark violating the Lanham act 15 U.S. Code § 1052 sec
by acd 8y ago
How can you trade mark Turing the surname of Alan Turing the inventor of the Turing machine?
Is this trademark violating the Lanham act 15 U.S. Code § 1052 section?
Lanham act
"Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute; or a geographical indication which, when used on or in connection with wines or spirits, identifies a place other than the origin of the goods and is first used on or in connection with wines or spirits by the applicant on or after one year after the date on which the WTO Agreement (as defined in section 3501(9) of title 19) enters into force with respect to the United States."
"A mark that is primarily a surname does not qualify for placement on the Principal Register under the Lanham Act unless the name has become well known as a mark through advertising or long use—that is, until it acquires a secondary meaning. Until then, surname marks can only be listed on the Supplemental Register."
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1052 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1052
- tntn 8y agoHow is this any different than Tesla?