57 points Eric_Gullichsen 1 hour ago 4 comments
cubefox 29 minutes ago | parent
Meanwhile, "cyberpunk" has been successfully trademarked in the US, even though it describes a literary genre. That's like someone trademarking "space opera", "romantasy", "film noir" etc.
derektank 15 minutes ago | parent
Choose Your Own Adventure is also trademarked, though that trademark (initially held by Bantam books, lapsed, and re-registered by another company) did originate the name of the genre
throw0101a 6 minutes ago | parent
See also the legal drama over someone trademarking "NATO strap" for watches:
* https://mgbwatches.com/blogs/journal/why-we-re-phasing-out-t...
* https://timeandtidewatches.com/trademark-wrangle-over-nato-s...
* https://www.crownandbuckle.com/nato-strap-history
* https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/nato-history/history-by-the...