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Black Girl Magic, A Lesson In Trademark Restraints
Black Girl Magic is a popular, wide known movement and is incapable of being a brand identifier and thus cannot be owned exclusively by anyone. We see the declaration of Black Girl Magic everywhere. It is a message of power and perseverance. Not the source indicator of any kind. This argument has been presented by Essence Magazine in their trademark dispute with Beverly Bond, the founder of Black Girls Rock. I imagine that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s decision will be in line with their previous decisions where they found that the similar marks do not “function as a mark to identify and distinguish the applicant’s goods”
Black Girl Magic, A Lesson In Trademark Restraints – Off the Mark
https://offthemarkipsolutions.com/intellectual-property/black-girl-magic-who-owns-the-movement/ - 244k - Cached - Similar pages
If you own the trademark for Black Girl Magic as it relates to clothing you can now ... in their trademark dispute with Beverly Bond, the founder of Black Girls Rock
Black Girl Magic is a popular, wide known movement and is incapable of being a brand identifier and thus cannot be owned exclusively by anyone. We see the declaration of Black Girl Magic everywhere. It is a message of power and perseverance. Not the source indicator of any kind. This argument has been presented by Essence Magazine in their trademark dispute with Beverly Bond, the founder of Black Girls Rock. I imagine that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s decision will be in line with their previous decisions where they found that the similar marks do not “function as a mark to identify and distinguish the applicant’s goods”
Black Girl Magic, A Lesson In Trademark Restraints – Off the Mark
https://offthemarkipsolutions.com/intellectual-property/black-girl-magic-who-owns-the-movement/ - 244k - Cached - Similar pages
If you own the trademark for Black Girl Magic as it relates to clothing you can now ... in their trademark dispute with Beverly Bond, the founder of Black Girls Rock