How Catchphrases Become Trademarks: Capitalizing on Words or Phrases in Pop-Culture

Описание: In this episode of IP Goes Pop! Fellow Volpe Koenig Shareholder, Michael Berkowitz, joins Michael Snyder to talk about how people try to trademark phrases found in popular culture.

Michael Snyder and Michael Berkowitz discuss examples of when a famous celebrity (or athlete or politician or reality show star) blurts out a funny or interesting word or phrase that catches the public’s attention-- and the subsequent trademark madness that may follow.

For full show notes with resources please visit: www.vklaw.com/podcasts-ip-goes-pop-ep5-ip-trademarks-catchphrases

Timestamps:
00:47 Introduction, Trademarks that capture the public’s attention
01:26 Famous Catch Phrases and Slogans
03:31 Intent-to-Use Trademark Applications
05:08 “Philly Special” 'NFL 100 Greatest' No. 10: The Philly Special
07:20 “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble” “Millions to be Made with Your Words”
09:33 “Three-Peat” “Pat Riley's 'Three-Peat' Trademark”
12:37 “Bam!” Bam!: How Emeril Lagasse Invented a Cooking Catchphrase
15:46 “That’s Hot.” 'That's Hot,' Paris Hilton's Famous Catchphrase Was Not Hers At All
18:35 “Rise N Shine” “Kylie Jenner’s viral ‘rise and shine’ TikTok meme led to merchandise and a trademark application”
21:16 More Examples of Trademarking Popular Words and Phrases
25:04 “Is it still possible for people to try and monetize words and phrases?”
25:55 Consumer Confusion/Likelihood of Confusion

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