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Can a lawyer tell me if what this person is saying is true? The Beastie Boys have filed for a trademark and it seems to have -- (edited)

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jul 1 '15, 21:14

to do with live performances.
I'm just curious if what this person says about having to perform to make this a valid trademark is true.

http://lizerbramlaw.com/2015/07/trademark-filing-suggests-the-beastie-boys-are-coming-back/ (lizerbramlaw.com)

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if I was famous this is the kind of thing I'd do to troll people. -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 23:10
It seems weird to me that they wouldn't already have one from when they were performing together before -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 21:46 4
- Maybe they expire after a certain amount of time? -- nm - tobor.2 Jul 1, 21:56 3
  - Yeah, I'm a bit confused by this. I figured they had one already and if not why are they getting it now if it doesn't have anything to do with - Krusty Jul 1, 22:02 2
    - the last i checked a trademark's term of use was 8 years before it had to be renewed, i.e., show proof to PTO that you're still using it in commerce - jangles Jul 1, 22:07 1
      - Thanks. Now I just wonder if they have to perform. That would be very odd. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 22:11
Not a lawyer really, but there are other kinds of commerce than live performances. -- nm - Roger More Jul 1, 21:23 5
- Hmmm... Though clicking through to the trademark application and then selecting 'expand all', it does specify - Roger More Jul 1, 21:27
- Except that the application was specific to live performace. -- nm - tobor.2 Jul 1, 21:25
- This is my thought, too. But the text seems to say it relates specifically to "live performances". - Mop Jul 1, 21:24 2
  - It could also mean they are are letting the name be used in music collections, etc. and they don't want any tour licensed with the name? -- nm - MDH Jul 1, 21:34 1
    - It says that would be fraud and they already have other ways to take care of that. -- nm* - tobor.2 Jul 1, 21:38

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