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Re: Pats Apply for Copyright on 19-0. We're Screwed!
FWIW, this post is right about it being a trademark, not copyright, but then the post mixes up "prior art," a patent concept, with "likelihood of confusion," which is the trademark standard. The fact that people used "apple" did not prevent it from being a trademark (on records and on computers).
You can file a trademark application with actual use or a bona fide intent to use. Does the NY Post has any bona fide intent to use? I'd be surprised if they did.
They applied for a trademark, not a copyright.
Not sure if they'll get the trademark, though, since there's the matter of prior art. People have been using 19-0 before the Pats ever thought of trademarking it.
FWIW, this post is right about it being a trademark, not copyright, but then the post mixes up "prior art," a patent concept, with "likelihood of confusion," which is the trademark standard. The fact that people used "apple" did not prevent it from being a trademark (on records and on computers).
You can file a trademark application with actual use or a bona fide intent to use. Does the NY Post has any bona fide intent to use? I'd be surprised if they did.