Comments on: Fark Wants To Trademark Not Safe For Work http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:37:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Trademork.com: trademark oddities, information and news by Mork » Not safe for work http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1934370 Trademork.com: trademark oddities, information and news by Mork » Not safe for work Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:15:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1934370 [...] Read more: TechCrunch - Fark Wants To Trademark Not Safe For Work [...] [...] Read more: TechCrunch - Fark Wants To Trademark Not Safe For Work [...]

]]> By: trademark registration http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1837192 trademark registration Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:16:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1837192 I don't understand why this is such a bid deal. Common words and phrases are trademarked all the time. Just think of APPLE, for computers and software. I don’t understand why this is such a bid deal. Common words and phrases are trademarked all the time. Just think of APPLE, for computers and software.

]]> By: KoL http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1829798 KoL Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:39:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1829798 I love dicks. :( Non-Techcrunchies, Trademork is a website fucking retard. :( I love dicks. :(

Non-Techcrunchies, Trademork is a website fucking retard. :(

]]> By: LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® » Blog Archive » Not Safe For Witlessness http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1828781 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® » Blog Archive » Not Safe For Witlessness Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:48:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1828781 [...] Techcrunch: I’d think this was a joke, except for the USPTO entry. Fark has lodged a trademark application for the term “Not Safe For Work.” [...] [...] Techcrunch: I’d think this was a joke, except for the USPTO entry. Fark has lodged a trademark application for the term “Not Safe For Work.” [...]

]]> By: Brad http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1828021 Brad Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:06:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1828021 Link failure in previous post Link failure in previous post

]]> By: Brad http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1828017 Brad Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:05:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1828017 Fark.com is not safe for work. lol. www.bradrealtalk.blogspot.com Fark.com is not safe for work. lol.

http://www.bradrealtalk.blogspot.com

]]> By: Amy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1827651 Amy Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:56:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1827651 well if paris hilton can (tm) "That's hot" and Donald Trump "You're fired" then why not. Pretty soon the word "the" will be trademarked. And patented. well if paris hilton can ™ “That’s hot” and Donald Trump “You’re fired” then why not. Pretty soon the word “the” will be trademarked. And patented.

]]> By: Jim http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1827069 Jim Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:38:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1827069 Is the Trademork blogger an intellectual property attorney? We had a very similar situation, with a competitor filing a trademark for a phrase that is used all over the place in our field. I did the Googling and called up the attorney assigned to the application at the USPTO. She told me that it didn't matter that thousands of others used it. The fact situation was that the woman filing the trademark had been using it since before the (widespread use of) the Internet. She had never attempted to protect it until a year ago. A decade or more of others using it. Someone should call up the attorney assigned to the Fark application, but don't assume this will be thrown out before talking to someone who knows what they're talking about. Is the Trademork blogger an intellectual property attorney?

We had a very similar situation, with a competitor filing a trademark for a phrase that is used all over the place in our field. I did the Googling and called up the attorney assigned to the application at the USPTO. She told me that it didn’t matter that thousands of others used it.

The fact situation was that the woman filing the trademark had been using it since before the (widespread use of) the Internet. She had never attempted to protect it until a year ago. A decade or more of others using it.

Someone should call up the attorney assigned to the Fark application, but don’t assume this will be thrown out before talking to someone who knows what they’re talking about.

]]> By: So Wha!? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1825354 So Wha!? Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:59:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1825354 How about Not Suitable For Wark? Maybe they can do that one. But these guys have too much time on their hands. They'll have to prove that they came up with the line, which is nearly impossible, because shit like this has no time-stamped document and it is so widely used across the web now. It's like me wanting to trademark my name and if someone were to ever be caught saying it, I would have to hire some valuation expert to examine the damages and then file a lawsuit... How about Not Suitable For Wark? Maybe they can do that one. But these guys have too much time on their hands. They’ll have to prove that they came up with the line, which is nearly impossible, because shit like this has no time-stamped document and it is so widely used across the web now. It’s like me wanting to trademark my name and if someone were to ever be caught saying it, I would have to hire some valuation expert to examine the damages and then file a lawsuit…

]]> By: dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1825128 dan Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:45:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1825128 pat riley (3-peat) approves pat riley (3-peat) approves

]]> By: Adrian http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1824698 Adrian Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:48:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1824698 Should have a Dumbass tag... Should have a Dumbass tag…

]]> By: Marc Savoy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1824457 Marc Savoy Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:57:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1824457 Okay, so we're not in Kansas anymore... .....It's not web -1.0 where, say, toothpicks.com would be valued at $63 billion, and where a "wizard" named Bezos would announce every hour on the hour a wholly new products category never sold online before and then watch as his paper value exponentially increases by a Gadzillion bucks...... ... .and then pulling all the levers, dials, steam valves,stops, shrieking about his latest merchandising 'innovation' perpetuated one of the greatest hoaxes in all the Web -1.0 Land of Oz, one click ordering. How it made me loath that charlatan.... ...and in light of a bit of internet history Fark doesn't fare bad at all. Okay, so we’re not in Kansas anymore…
…..It’s not web -1.0 where, say, toothpicks.com would be valued at $63 billion, and where a “wizard” named Bezos would
announce every hour on the hour a wholly new products category never sold online before and then watch as his paper value exponentially increases by a Gadzillion bucks……

… .and then pulling all the levers, dials, steam valves,stops, shrieking about his latest merchandising ‘innovation’ perpetuated one of the greatest hoaxes in all the Web -1.0 Land of Oz, one click ordering.

How it made me loath that charlatan….

…and in light of a bit of internet history Fark doesn’t fare bad at all.

]]> By: Fake Dan Ackerman Greenberg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1823410 Fake Dan Ackerman Greenberg Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:10:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1823410 I trademarked LOL, WTF, and OMG last year. You guys are way behind. Has anyone seen the Crunchie category for "Best Use of Viral Marketing?" The Comotion Group vote often I trademarked LOL, WTF, and OMG last year. You guys are way behind.

Has anyone seen the Crunchie category for “Best Use of Viral Marketing?”

The Comotion Group vote often

]]> By: Aidan Henry http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1822574 Aidan Henry Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:53:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1822574 I think it's a bit late to do this now... Cheers, Aidan www.MappingTheWeb.com I think it’s a bit late to do this now…

Cheers,
Aidan
http://www.MappingTheWeb.com

]]> By: Long Time Farker http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1821860 Long Time Farker Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:57:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1821860 I've been using Fark since... well not long after its inception. Having a fark user # in the three digits (it's what? 300,000 registrations now) and I find it ridiculous. Fark long had the tradition of taking the piss out of everyone and everything. Now they have become what they once mocked. I'll let my totalfark membership lapse and no more occasional flutters on the Classifieds to pimp a site or a page here and there. I’ve been using Fark since… well not long after its inception. Having a fark user # in the three digits (it’s what? 300,000 registrations now) and I find it ridiculous.

Fark long had the tradition of taking the piss out of everyone and everything. Now they have become what they once mocked.

I’ll let my totalfark membership lapse and no more occasional flutters on the Classifieds to pimp a site or a page here and there.

]]> By: Kevbo http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1821355 Kevbo Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:50:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1821355 ORLY? I'm going to apply to trademark "Boobies." Every suckling infant to every strip club operator will owe me money. Even just thinking of "Boobies" will be an infraction. I'm going to make a mint off of teenage boys. ORLY?

I’m going to apply to trademark “Boobies.”

Every suckling infant to every strip club operator will owe me money. Even just thinking of “Boobies” will be an infraction. I’m going to make a mint off of teenage boys.

]]> By: MikeW http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1821179 MikeW Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:05:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1821179 I would also pay $250 for the trademark and coverage on TechCrunch. I would also pay $250 for the trademark and coverage on TechCrunch.

]]> By: Angela Hayden http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1821158 Angela Hayden Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:01:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1821158 I'm going to trademark, "BUY NOW". sincerely, angela hayden art goddess I’m going to trademark, “BUY NOW”.

sincerely,

angela hayden
art goddess

]]> By: Trace http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820857 Trace Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:35:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820857 Isn't NSFW pretty much public domain already? Isn’t NSFW pretty much public domain already?

]]> By: Ben Parr http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820796 Ben Parr Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:17:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820796 About as bad as Pat Riley tradmarking threepeat. Of course, he got it, so I won't be surprised if Fark gets it trademark as well. About as bad as Pat Riley tradmarking threepeat. Of course, he got it, so I won’t be surprised if Fark gets it trademark as well.

]]> By: Dave Barnes http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820786 Dave Barnes Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:14:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820786 OMG! I LOL. OTH, this is a link from a Fark subsidiary: http://www.erotic8.com/?p=1098 OMG! I LOL.
OTH, this is a link from a Fark subsidiary: http://www.erotic8.com/?p=1098

]]> By: StartupEarth http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820782 StartupEarth Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:11:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820782 Haha... how's about I trademark STFU and send a little piece of it to Drew Curtis for xmas. FARK's a terrible service in my opinion, and now they're resorting to extortion to make money - here's a suggestion; if you stop charging people to view 1/2 the content, you might catch the eye of VC's and won't need to file rediculous trademarks that nobody in their right mind would grant. Haha… how’s about I trademark STFU and send a little piece of it to Drew Curtis for xmas.

FARK’s a terrible service in my opinion, and now they’re resorting to extortion to make money - here’s a suggestion; if you stop charging people to view 1/2 the content, you might catch the eye of VC’s and won’t need to file rediculous trademarks that nobody in their right mind would grant.

]]> By: Viva La Bannination http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820585 Viva La Bannination Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:13:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820585 There's a reason folks have begun jumping off that sinking ship. Its a corporate website now that has gone from being about user generated content to selling the users and their efforts out in favor of a big payday. Viva La BanniNation http://www.bannination.com There’s a reason folks have begun jumping off that sinking ship. Its a corporate website now that has gone from being about user generated content to selling the users and their efforts out in favor of a big payday.

Viva La BanniNation

http://www.bannination.com

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820553 Rob Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:01:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820553 Ha ha. P.S. "Non-TechCrunchies (#1)", that would be 99% of your readers. Ha ha.

P.S.
“Non-TechCrunchies (#1)”, that would be 99% of your readers.

]]> By: gio http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820502 gio Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:46:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/07/fark-wants-to-trademark-not-safe-for-work/#comment-1820502 trademark for "not safe for work" ? LOL. are they some kind of a construction company. hehe trademark for “not safe for work” ? LOL. are they some kind of a construction company. hehe

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