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US Military Could Lose Space Force Trademark to Netflix Series
- throwaway888abc 6y agoFollow the Force
- colejohnson66 6y agoI thought anything the US made was in the public domain? Are trademarks exempt from that?
- xref 6y agoThere are federal laws protecting the use of federal seals, not specifically copyright or trademark laws
- AnotherGoodName 6y agoYou can use the same trademark in two different industries without any violation. Trademarks are industry specific. There's no battle here and really no story given this very basic foundation of trademark law. Space Force (military) have no grounds for a violation against Space Force (streaming) or vice versa.
- walrus01 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer Doesn't seem to prevent a lot of lawyers from achieving many billable hours, however.
- BerislavLopac 6y agoAh that reminds me... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi
- kdkirsch 6y ago“ The show's name has no relation to the newest organization of the U.S. military...” Is this a joke? It’s more bothersome than the subpar legal analysis.
- antoncohen 6y agoSeriously, the show was named after the branch of the military. The creators have been totally open about that. The US announced the new Space Force branch, and the creators thought "that would be a funny show". Steve Carell explaining it: https://youtu.be/TQggDFcXy88?t=322 https://youtu.be/TQggDFcXy88?t=322
- slenk 6y agoThis kind of reads like an advertisement.
- slowmovintarget 6y agoSubmarine advertising?