Rep. @JustinAmash doesn't understand #trademark law. And he's a lawyer. Media reporting this story is also clueless. http://kdvr.com/2015/12/14/congressman-troubled-by-taylor-swifts-attempt-to-copyright-1989/ …
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@justinamash then why shouldn't she own a trademark on 1989?@KDVR -
@ProofofUse If she wants to trademark "1989" logo, that's certainly okay. Number itself is too generic. "No" was my reply to headline.@KDVR -
@justinamash Generic for what? There are many trademarks for numbers/years: MJ's 23 http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=75778238&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch … GAP 1969 http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85009864&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch … -
@justinamash Common words, numbers, symbols, etc can be trademarks. That doesn't mean the public can't use them. Seehttps://twitter.com/ProofofUse/status/519291412421292033 … -
@ProofofUse Well, then you agree with me. Everyone knows that characters and symbols can be trademarked for specific uses/contexts. So what? -
@justinamash I don't agree with you. A year/number can also be a trademark. It isn't generic. You don't seem to know that or understand why. -
@ProofofUse Years/numbers consist of characters. I'm beginning to think that you don't understand trademark law or you just like arguing. -
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@justinamash, I can vouch for@ProofofUse. He understands#trademarks quite well. So far he's winning this argument. Quite well. - 17 more replies
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The world is full of stupid people. Many of who are fans of Taylor Swift.
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