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Simple Issues Mondo Cease and Desist Over Safe-To-Spend Trademark
- MCRed 11y agoI don't believe this is a legitimate trademark under US trademark law. A simple description of a process is not protectable, as I understand it (this from being in a dispute and consequently reading a bunch of examiner filings.) Money that is unencumbered is "safe to spend" and thus this is a phrase that describes a common industry state.
- dubcanada 11y agoIt's not under US trademark. It's European.
- juliendsv-mbm 11y agoThat's ridiculous ...
- jonomacd 11y agowow... I should spend more time trademarking generic sentences. Seems lucrative.
- shassinger 11y agostart with trademarking "trademark infringement"
- gergles 11y agoWhat a bullshit C&D. The mark is for "SAFE-TO-SPEND", including the hyphens. The bank is using safe to spend without the hyphens. The version without the hyphens is descriptive and almost certainly not actually trademarkable. It's a scare tactic, that's all.