[unseen1]

I'm posting this to answer some questions I saw on another post as to why Gov Palin would tradmark her name.

Think of Palin2012.com The domain is taken by a cybersquatter hoping to cash in on a Palin run. By trademarking her name Palin now has an easy way to kick the cybersquatter to the curb and use the domain name for her run. Notice also in the application it says for politcal reasons among others.....

The tradmarking of Gov Palin's name is a big sign that Gov Palin is going to run for office.

[SkyDancer]

How can you trademark your name if your name is already trademarked? Say for example your name is James Bond. Can you trademark it?

[freedumb2003]

I am curious whether there have been battles by people who happen to be named the same as a celebrity.

If some guy was named “Martin Sheen” and got to ICAN before the nutcase (but very funny) famous one, would said Celebrity have a case?

I really don’t know...

I know words can’t be copyrighted — that is why drugs.com was such a big $$$ cybersquatting war. Until the bubble popped and after big $$$ it eventually went for small $ (IIRC).

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Basically, if you are a member of the government/corporate-complex, you have property right.

If you aren't a member of the government/corporate-complex, you don't.

[RasterMaster]

I guess this article comes too little, too late....

http://rastermaster.com/

[Bigtigermike]

Yep.....it’s to protect her mark from cybersquatters and it saves her money instead of just paying these guys absorbent amount of money just to own her own domain name......a while back when this broke last year, some FReepers were mocking Sarah for trying to get her trademark, claiming it was being too celebrity-like, when they were just idiots that didn’t know any better

[Allegra]

Some company that makes allergy medicine already trademarked mine. ;-)

[Larry Lucido]

Well, I know Freep dot com has been taken.

[Larry Lucido]

Sadly, JimThompson.com has also been taken.

[Polybius]

I'm posting this to answer some questions I saw on another post as to why Gov Palin would tradmark her name. Think of Palin2012.com The domain is taken by a cybersquatter hoping to cash in on a Palin run. By trademarking her name Palin now has an easy way to kick the cybersquatter to the curb and use the domain name for her run. Notice also in the application it says for politcal reasons among others..... The tradmarking of Gov Palin's name is a big sign that Gov Palin is going to run for office.

Sarah Palin trademarked her name on the same day that Bristol Palin trademarked her name.

Is that a "big sign" that Bristol is running for office too?

Instead of trying to read tea leaves to predict Bristol and Sarah Palin's intentions, it is better to read the actual text of the applications.

Sarah Palin's trademark application:

The mark consists of standard characters without claim to any particular font, style, size, or color. The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark identifies 'Sarah Palin,' whose consent(s) to register is made of record. Class 35-advertising and business for information about political elections; providing a website featuring information about political issues (U.S. CLS. 100, 101 AND 102). First use 1-1-1996; In commerce 1-1-1996. Class 41-educational and entertainment services, namely providing motivational speaking services in the field of politics, culture, business and values (U.S. CLS. 100, 101 AND 107). First use 1-1-1996; In commerce 1-1-1996.

So, the mark "Sarah Palin" was trademarked for "information about political elections, .... information about political issues, .... educational and entertainment services, namely providing motivational speaking services in the field of politics, culture, business and values".

That sounds as if Sarah Palin wants to continue being a political cheerleader, educator and entertainer. From the time she left the Governorship to April of last year, that line of work brought Sarah Palin $12 million in income.

Bristol Palin's trademark application:

The mark consists of standard characters without claim to any particular font, style, size, or color. The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark identifies 'Bristol Palin,' whose consent(s) to register is made of record. For educational and entertainment services, namely providing motivational speaking services in the field of life choices (U.S. CLS. 100, 101 AND 107). First use 3-1-2009; In commerce 3-1-2009.

So, the mark "Bristol Palin" was trademarked for "educational and entertainment services".

It sounds like both Bristol and Sarah Palin want to continue being educators and entertainers, not office holders.

"I'd rather be doing this than in some stuffy old political office," ..... Sarah Palin's trailer for her TLC reality TV show