Palin’s Trademark submitting attempts to protect business pursuits

According to 2 patent applications submitted with the United States office, the Palins are seeking a trademark. The filing for trademark protection is a move typically used by celebrities. Politicians rarely file for trademark protection. The family lawyer for the Palins filed two separate applications — one for Bristol Palin, one for Sarah Palin. For somebody who is not famous or a politician, a trademark on a title would cost more than an installment loan would cover. Article source – Palin's Trademark filing seeks to protect commercial interests by MoneyBlogNewz.

A trademark title filed for

The name, “Sarah Palin," was filed to be trademarked by the Palin household lawyer on November 5, 2010. The trademark application cites uses for “Sarah Palin” as “political elections, political issues, educational and entertainment services.” The U.S. Patent office site has the application on there with serial number 85170226. On September 15, 2010, the “Bristol Palin” application trademark cites the uses of the name and trademark for “educational and entertainment services.” Serial number 85130638 is on that application for patent.

Unusual for politicians to do this

A lookup of the trademark application filings shows that political figures trade-marking their names is a very unusual move. Trademark applications were not submitted by Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, Time Pawlenty, Mitt Romney or Bush. Trademark attorneys told Politics Daily that political trademark applications are very rare.

Exactly what having a trademarked title signifies

Celebrities will often make an effort to protect their brand by getting a trademarked name. A trademark allows an individual to take legal action against everyone using a name for a gain without permission. When a name is trademarked, it’s considered property that can be bought, sold, stolen and misused as Sarah Palin and Bristol Palin are attempting to protect from. Both Sarah Palin and Bristol Palin make a living off of their names rather than being public service figures. That means that they have to get their names trademarked to protect it.

Information from

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark

Politics Daily

politicsdaily.com/2011/02/02/protecting-the-palin-brand-sarah-and-bristol-go-for-trademark-s/

USPTO

tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?SRCH=Y&isSubmitted=true&details=&SELECT=US+Serial+No&TEXT=85170226