Heard Disney is going to trademark Bill Maher as the eighth dwarf!

well that sucks.

SEAL team 6 better get a cut of the action.
At least 15%

Only in Barack Obama’s amerika ……

illusive man said:
well that sucks.

SEAL team 6 better get a cut of the action.
At least 15%

Yep…

MrTPar_taY said:
Heard Disney is going to trademark Bill Maher as the eighth dwarf!

Bitchy???

Barack Must Go said:
Only in Barack Obama’s amerika ……

No, I’m pretty sure that Disney would’ve done it during the Bush administration, or the Reagan, or the Clinton. That’s pretty much Disney for you. You may not know too much about them. But nothing like a pointless non sequitur, am I right?

Speaking of which, still dreaming of that totalitarian society you want? Never did get back to me on that.

Could toy guns make a comeback? Maybe even GI Joe, what has Obama started?

Seems to me the the United States should own the trademark on that one. The Navy, at least. Certainly not Disney.

I should say more. I’m betting that Seal Team 6 will “disband” very soon. They won’t go away. They will simply take on a new name.

Patriotism has always been chic under a democrat President.

I wonder how much of the proceeds from this they’ll donate to the Navy SEAL Foundation? Of course, this is rhetorical. They’ll use the name which will further worry the SEALs, further scaring the families, as they suffer none, but hey! As long as Disney makes a profit off, it doesn’t matter who suffers.

@george L, the SEALS changed from “team 6″ to United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group a decade ago, but they have just recently changed the name once more as it was to well now. And as you point out they ain’t going no where which is good for everyone.

illusive man said:
well that sucks.

SEAL team 6 better get a cut of the action.
At least 15%

SEAL team 6 is the US military, not a group of individuals.

I imagine the best the military will get out of it is a lot of pro military propaganda and a nice recruiting tool.

Maybe now they can stop spending money on NASCAR and FoxNews.

Poor writing Jon! Obviously, you’ve never dealt with trademarks before. You might want to talk to Dan (the lawyer).

All they did was file an application for the trademark. It hasn’t been approved. That can take anywhere from a year to 18 months or so.

It can be challenged etc….during that time period.

CaptainAmerica said:
Poor writing Jon! Obviously, you’ve never dealt with trademarks before. You might want to talk to Dan (the lawyer). All they did was file an application for the trademark. It hasn’t been approved. That can take anywhere from a year to 18 months or so. It can be challenged etc….during that time period.

Well, to be fair, I don’t think Dan practice(d) IP and lawyers aren’t interchangeable with regards to practice specialites and instant knowledge. Further, most people know jack about IP, so I doubt Jon is in the minority.

But, you are absolutely correct:
It’s just a TM application. First it’s examined to see if it meets the TM requirements. If all is good, it will then get published in the Official Gazette — that’s when someone can challenge, but only within 30 days of publication. Then it enters the Registration process, then Allowance, then it must be used in commerce (SOU) within 6 to 12 months before it is finally (certified) registered.

(Note, above is my basic TM knowledge – I’m on the patent side of IP).

SnowSoul said:
Patriotism has always been chic under a democrat President. I wonder how much of the proceeds from this they’ll donate to the Navy SEAL Foundation? Of course, this is rhetorical. They’ll use the name which will further worry the SEALs, further scaring the families, as they suffer none, but hey! As long as Disney makes a profit off, it doesn’t matter who suffers.

Perfect demonstration of someone that has zero knowledge in IP. Wouldn’t matter who was president, some corporation would be capitalizing on it.

Lotsa hissy drama there, SnowSoul, with nothing else. Who knows if they’ll donate? But all your other fears are utterly baseless, overhyped and simply stupid/ignorant.

It’s a freakin’ TM application!

MrTPar_taY said:
Heard Disney is going to trademark Bill Maher as the eighth dwarf!

Uh, can’t TM a person, dumbsh*t. And an image of someone technically falls under copyright.

Barack Must Go said:
Only in Barack Obama’s amerika ……

Yeah, because Disney only files sh*t with the PTO under Democrats… Of course, they couldn’t do it under Bush because he never caught OBL…kinda hard when you disband OBL unit and “don’t think about him much.” Hater.

avoidswork said:
Perfect demonstration of someone that has zero knowledge in IP. Wouldn’t matter who was president, some corporation would be capitalizing on it.

Lotsa hissy drama there, SnowSoul, with nothing else. Who knows if they’ll donate? But all your other fears are utterly baseless, overhyped and simply stupid/ignorant.

It’s a freakin’ TM application!

1. The point being they’re capitalizing on the efforts of others. It’s the right thing to help those who are making the stories possible that will potentially make them hundreds of millions or even billions. This had nothing to do with IP. You’re putting words in my mouth and even you know that.

2. I also know that during the Bush administration Bruce Willis was unable to get a pro-Iraq war movie made in Hollywood, with a plethora of anti-American movies flooding the silver screen, but now that under a (black) democrat president, the makings of a pro-America/pro-troops one is there(This isn’t even including that new book that is being optioned, or maybe this is dealing with that).

3. Gates said that the SEALs themselves are worried because of all the coverage they are getting. And that is all the result of a moron(Joe Biden).

4. Believe what you want, but know what you’re talking about before engaging. In this day and age, you would think that’s not too much too ask. We have enough ignorant people shooting off the mouth that makes everyone look bad.

SnowSoul said:
SnowSoul

Your argument is not about your concern for the military, it is all based around knocking down the current administration.

Nacho said:
Your argument is not about your concern for the military, it is all based around knocking down the current administration.

Huh? I see one well deserved jab at Biden. What are you reading?

Nacho said:
Your argument is not about your concern for the military, it is all based around knocking down the current administration.

You didn’t say anything which pointed out a flaw in what I stated. You came up with a baseless accusation. All I stated was true. In the meantime, if you try to call out people’s intentions, at least have the decency to back it up with stated facts. I am as worried about the military. As great as the story is that bin Laden is dead, I’d rather not know who was behind it if their safety was better protected.

SnowSoul said:
You didn’t say anything which pointed out a flaw in what I stated. You came up with a baseless accusation. All I stated was true. In the meantime, if you try to call out people’s intentions, at least have the decency to back it up with stated facts. I am as worried about the military. As great as the story is that bin Laden is dead, I’d rather not know who was behind it if their safety was better protected.

You’re right, I’m sorry. My head was still in the Gates SEALs thread.

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george L said:
Seems to me the the United States should own the trademark on that one. The Navy, at least. Certainly not Disney.

I agree. If Disney has trademarked the phrase, that would mean anyone, including the US government would need permission from Disney to use it..

Seems kind of oddball to me..

Nacho said:
You’re right, I’m sorry. My head was still in the Gates SEALs thread.

Ahh, it’s all good.

Barack Must Go said:
Only in Barack Obama’s amerika ……

You have this passion for making stupid right wing comments on this board. Like are you so ignorant to imagine that this the first time something like this happened or it is related to Barack ?

MrTPar_taY said:
Heard Disney is going to trademark Bill Maher as the eighth dwarf!

heard another stupid irrelevant comment by someone with “tea” in his name.

Arthur (Not a Political Comic) said:
No, I’m pretty sure that Disney would’ve done it during the Bush administration, or the Reagan, or the Clinton. That’s pretty much Disney for you. You may not know too much about them. But nothing like a pointless non sequitur, am I right?

Speaking of which, still dreaming of that totalitarian society you want? Never did get back to me on that.

No, because president’s Bush Sr. or Jr. and the Reagan administrations they would have been more interested in the safety and well being of seal team, but all of America not to devulge top secret information ( actual team # ) for their own personal, political pleasure and gain.

Clinton on the other hand, just as is the case with Barack Obama today, was nothing more than an opportunistic, parasitic grifter feeding on America and the ” real ” American people.

Barack Must Go said:
No, because president’s Bush Sr. or Jr. and the Reagan administrations they would have been more interested in the safety and well being of seal team, but all of America not to devulge top secret information ( actual team # ) for their own personal, political pleasure and gain.

Clinton on the other hand, just as is the case with Barack Obama today, was nothing more than an opportunistic, parasitic grifter feeding on America and the ” real ” American people.

I really honestly think you don’t believe the crap you spew. But you have yet to address that and I’m just beating a dead horse. You and I know the truth.

Now, the copyrighting of a seal team name does not put the seal team as risk nor does the name of the seal team put it at risk. I’m sure these guys aren’t walking around with big jackets screaming Seal Team Six. Just as if I leaked the name Barack Must Go to a few of the papers, then you are probably not in danger of anyone finding you and trying to stop your rants about your desire for a totalitarian state here in the U.S. Now, leaking the names of the members and the families, yes that’s dangerous, and I’m highly against that. But let’s see how you handle the leak of the name of your organization. “Okay guys, from now on we are known as Seal Team Delta.” Done, they are safe. But you can’t BS me out concerns for well being and safety when the Bush administration was responsible for the leak of a spy’s name, her actual name, working for our country in our CIA, just because their opponent (or enemy as Limbaugh would have it) thought the Bush administration was lying. Hmm, yes that administration was quite concerned about the well being of her, wasn’t it? Oh, she wasn’t a Seal, and since you desire the totalitarian state, you praise the military above our spies who also consistently put themselves in danger, but eh, now, I’m speaking to a piece of wood.

And please, explain to me how is Obama an opportunistic parasitic grifter feeding on America and the “real” American people. Just curious. I mean, after all, didn’t Bush use his father’s standing to get into college, get into politics, and avoid going to war with probably a lot less work than Obama had to put in, since he came from a middle class family without standing. So, in your opinion, as long as daddy can do it for you, it’s not parasitic. But if you have to work for it, well, then you are a, let me read this correctly, an opportunistic, parasitic grifter feeding off America. Wow, your “real” America seems to not like the concept of the American dream. Your “real” America kind of sucks.

Oh, and for the record I’m a real American. (I don’t even need the quotes around real, because I know I am). I vote, follow the laws of the land, and believe in everyone’s right to freedom of speech, religion and pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. I’m curious. Can you say the same thing? Is that why you put quotes around the real part?

How do you trademark a phrase that already belongs to the military? Makes no sense.

Arthur (Not a Political Comic) said:
I really honestly think you don’t believe the crap you spew. But you have yet to address that and I’m just beating a dead horse. You and I know the truth.

Now, the copyrighting of a seal team name does not put the seal team as risk nor does the name of the seal team put it at risk. I’m sure these guys aren’t walking around with big jackets screaming Seal Team Six. Just as if I leaked the name Barack Must Go to a few of the papers, then you are probably not in danger of anyone finding you and trying to stop your rants about your desire for a totalitarian state here in the U.S. Now, leaking the names of the members and the families, yes that’s dangerous, and I’m highly against that. But let’s see how you handle the leak of the name of your organization. “Okay guys, from now on we are known as Seal Team Delta.” Done, they are safe. But you can’t BS me out concerns for well being and safety when the Bush administration was responsible for the leak of a spy’s name, her actual name, working for our country in our CIA, just because their opponent (or enemy as Limbaugh would have it) thought the Bush administration was lying. Hmm, yes that administration was quite concerned about the well being of her, wasn’t it? Oh, she wasn’t a Seal, and since you desire the totalitarian state, you praise the military above our spies who also consistently put themselves in danger, but eh, now, I’m speaking to a piece of wood.

And please, explain to me how is Obama an opportunistic parasitic grifter feeding on America and the “real” American people. Just curious. I mean, after all, didn’t Bush use his father’s standing to get into college, get into politics, and avoid going to war with probably a lot less work than Obama had to put in, since he came from a middle class family without standing. So, in your opinion, as long as daddy can do it for you, it’s not parasitic. But if you have to work for it, well, then you are a, let me read this correctly, an opportunistic, parasitic grifter feeding off America. Wow, your “real” America seems to not like the concept of the American dream. Your “real” America kind of sucks.

Oh, and for the record I’m a real American. (I don’t even need the quotes around real, because I know I am). I vote, follow the laws of the land, and believe in everyone’s right to freedom of speech, religion and pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. I’m curious. Can you say the same thing? Is that why you put quotes around the real part?

That’s it ? This inane drivel is the best you can come up with ? You’re definitely NOT an independant then. You’re more the fully bent over, assume the position, left wing bomb thrower type. Worse yet you actually believe, just by constantly making the same lame disclaimer ( I’m an Independant ) anyone really believes that to be true.

I really honestly think you don’t believe the crap you spew……

CAconservative said:
How do you trademark a phrase that already belongs to the military? Makes no sense.

Welcome to Barack Obama’s amerika.

Barack Must Go said:
That’s it ? This inane drivel is the best you can come up with ? You’re definitely NOT an independant then. You’re more the fully bent over, assume the position, left wing bomb thrower type. Worse yet you actually believe, just by constantly making the same lame disclaimer ( I’m an Independant ) anyone really believes that to be true.

I really honestly think you don’t believe the crap you spew……

The big difference is I defend what I say. Here, I do believe. I am an independent thinker, yes, I do lean left. I also don’t agree with Obama on many of his policies, and if the Republican side does find someone better that I agree with, I will vote for them. So, yes, I believe the crap that I spew. Have yet to hear from you though. Interesting.

Now, I listed point after point after point, and your comeback is “You are not an independent.” Or inane drivel? But you don’t address why it’s inane drivel. (I’ve addressed yours). I’m not a left wing bomb thrower, I tend to not start debates, but I love to jump into them, and when I see someone say within the same thread that Obama’s trying to suppress his voice (guess he hasn’t gotten to the internet yet) and then say when his guy comes into power will round up and send those that complain to France and doesn’t get the hypocrisy well I have to point it out. Again, you never addressed this.

And since I’ve gotten into solid debates with both the right and the left, I would say that yes people do believe it to be true. I can back it up. Can you?

Arthur (Not a Political Comic) said:
The big difference is I defend what I say. Here, I do believe. I am an independent thinker, yes, I do lean left. I also don’t agree with Obama on many of his policies, and if the Republican side does find someone better that I agree with, I will vote for them. So, yes, I believe the crap that I spew. Have yet to hear from you though. Interesting.

Now, I listed point after point after point, and your comeback is “You are not an independent.” Or inane drivel? But you don’t address why it’s inane drivel. (I’ve addressed yours). I’m not a left wing bomb thrower, I tend to not start debates, but I love to jump into them, and when I see someone say within the same thread that Obama’s trying to suppress his voice (guess he hasn’t gotten to the internet yet) and then say when his guy comes into power will round up and send those that complain to France and doesn’t get the hypocrisy well I have to point it out. Again, you never addressed this.

And since I’ve gotten into solid debates with both the right and the left, I would say that yes people do believe it to be true. I can back it up. Can you?

Your debating skills are solid as Lincoln Hayes. No, no I take that back……thick,…thick is a better word to describe your dogged persistence in the face of adversity.

Funny SEAL Team 6 might be trademarked, but DEVGRU (the real name of the unit) is not: http://merriamassociates.com/2011/05/disney-trademarks-seal-team-6-but-not-devgru-or-delta-force/

So Disney trademarked Seal Team 6. So Seal Team 6 cannot be called Seal Team 6 anymore, it would be trademark infringement. Maybe it’s time the Seals paid a visit to Disney World.

jakester said:
You have this passion for making stupid right wing comments on this board. Like are you so ignorant to imagine that this the first time something like this happened or it is related to Barack ?

Are you so ignorant that you start sentences with “like”?

It’s not even called SEAL Team 6. This just goes to show you that if you repeat something long enough people take it as the truth. The actual name is Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Development Group of NSW DevGru. I’ll be honest, the media isn’t very intelligent.

jakester said:
heard another stupid irrelevant comment by someone with “tea” in his name.

Actually I thought that was pretty good!!!

Mas Liberty5 said:
It’s not even called SEAL Team 6. This just goes to show you that if you repeat something long enough people take it as the truth.

That little tidbid of truth is well known in the media…

Barack Must Go said:
Welcome to Barack Obama’s amerika.

Not exactly sure what that has to do with capitalism trying to cash in on a commonly used term. But OKAY then.

Reminds me of Gene Simmons who, at one point in time, tried to trademark the term, “OJ” (as in orange juice…not Simpson). I’m sure he’s probably kicking himself for not being quick enough to get his application in before Disney

It’s obvious… The next big Disney attraction… The interactive “SEAL Team 6″ combat game. First you suit up in cool lasertag gear, then you meet in a “Warroom” and get a mission brief, next you ride in top-secret “mousecopters(R)”, deploy your plan and knock out the enemy!
A quick ride back to “the base” and you are congradulated by the President just before you run back to mom and dad.

Another Winner!

This is highly despicable and an indirect invitation for a terrorist attack on a Walt Disney facility somewhere in America, Europe or Asia. No one should ever be surprised if the news breaks someday, and Americans see their beloved kids with blood on their faces moments after a terrorist attack. The existing threats of terrorism is enough already, but indirectly drawing unnecessary attention to a franchise that entertains mostly young children and even infants is despicable.

It would have made more sense if this decision by Walt Disney to trademark SEAL Team 6, had not been taken at the time of the controversial killing of the world’s most wanted terrorist. Personally I think it was an irresponsible decision on part of the firm’s management.

Sometimes I seem to wonder why people are so desperate for money that they refuse to apply common sense to certain business decisions they make. The Owners of the Walt Disney company did not consider that there are Disney facilities all over the world, including some in less safer Asian countries that are more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The mindset of terrorists is to kill mostly Americans or citizens of other Western countries, but this move by Disney seems to directly register the Disney franchise as an enemy of Al-Qaeda, and I think it was totally unnecessary. The attention they have unintentionally drawn to themselves now, would be the same thing as the CEO of Walt Disney making an official announcement on May 2nd that the company is glad Osama Bin Ladin has been killed.

Imagine the US Secretary of Defense making an official press briefing and stating that the SEAL Team 6 are very worried about the safety of they families, then on the same day we learn that Wat Disney has trademarked ‘SEAL Team 6′. Quite an irresponsible decision; I’m glad my kids are all grown up and wont be visiting a Disney facility anytime.

LOGICandREASON said:
This is highly despicable and an indirect invitation for a terrorist attack on a Walt Disney facility somewhere in America, Europe or Asia.

Have to agree with you on that one…
Bet Walt is spinning in his grave…

CAconservative said:
How do you trademark a phrase that already belongs to the military? Makes no sense.

Barack Must Go said:
Welcome to Barack Obama’s amerika.

Spike1 said:
So Disney trademarked Seal Team 6. So Seal Team 6 cannot be called Seal Team 6 anymore, it would be trademark infringement. Maybe it’s time the Seals paid a visit to Disney World.

Spoken by a bunch of people who don’t know sh*t.

(1) Application people, TM application — not registered yet, not granted;
(2) would have happened in Bu$h’$ Amerikkka, but he kind of didn’t get OBL;
(3) learn some frakking IP stuff before spewing blather.

You three above simply don’t know or understand what you are talking about. May turn out that the Patent Office won’t allow it to be registered. Then whiny *ss babies like you three above will look as stupid as you do today.

I cannot believe how much drivel is being spewed over a TM application… Get laid or something. Y’all need it.