Ron Paul Being TRADEMARKED - Fight This!

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It seems there is a Ron Paul in Oregon that is trademarking "Ron Paul" for his lobbying firm in Oregon:

USPTO Application (copy):
http://www.proservative.us/images/ronpaul_tm.png

Search the USPTO website (session expires in 15 min):
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=login&p_lang=english&p_d=trmk

Here is the "Ron Paul" Lobbying Consulting Group's Info:
Ron Paul Consulting Company
2770 NW Upshur
Portland, OR
97210
[email protected]
503.407.8768
www.ronpaul.com

Call the number, leave a message, contact the USPTO and challenge this application. It sounds like this guy's name is Ron Paul (sounds like Ron Paul if he was a little light in his loafers, check the voicemail message)

This is IMPORTANT because if this trademark goes through, all websites including this one, with the "Ron Paul" name in it, dealing with politics, can be served with a cease and desist.

Also worthy of note: the domain ronpaul.com is actually owned by some guy in Panama:
Whois: ronpaul.com
WKF Corp.
Raul Garcia ([email protected])
67705754
Fax:
Apdo. 0832-2745
World Trade Center 402
Panama City, PANAMA 00000
PA


Smells something awful, PLEASE BUMP, REPOST.
 
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YEAH, filed February 5th, 2008

GET ON THE HORN PEOPLE, THIS IS HUGE.

STICKY THIS PLEASE!!!!
 
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It's filed...done deal unless someone objects.

I'm pretty sure there is a guy there named "Ron Paul", so it's his name...but we all know what people will really think: that it's OUR Ron Paul.

And, with the trademark filed under political use, this and every website using the name "Ron Paul" can, and I'm sure will be sued.

We have to stop this as an attempt to "divide and conquer" us.
 
Someone can trade mark any name or word in a unique font or logo, but not the plain text use of that word. Unique Non words can be trademarked in plain text, for example iPod can be trademarked as a word, but Windows can not.

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Wrong. This guy has applied for a "general", stronger form of "Ron Paul" trademark:

From USPTO:
"There are two possible mark formats: (1) standard character format definition; or (2) stylized definition or design format. The standard character format should be used to register word(s), letter(s), number(s) or any combination thereof, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color, and absent any design element. Registration of a mark in the standard character format will provide broad rights, namely use in any manner of presentation."

This guy is aiming high, shootin wide.
 
It should be denied off the bat. In a court it would get overturned in two minutes.
 
It made their website, so it wasn't denied "off-the-bat". :)

Like everything else, nothing is easy and we gotta make sure if anyone gets the Trademark, its our good Dr. Ron Paul.
 
It's pretty hard to get someone over there. I'm hoping the moderators here make this item a "sticky", be sure everyone knows this as it affects us all, especially this website.
 
Owning a trade mark and trying to enforce it is a different animal. Things such as prior use, devaluation of your trademark and such come into play.

Although we hosted a realtor who's first name was Barbie and had it in her domain name barbie(something).com. She got a cease and desist letter from Matel's lawyers.
 
Definitely, but how many "Ron Paul" mom&pop websites/operations will just fold instead of challenging a lawsuit?
 
Trademark Issues

It doesn't matter when they file. Ron Paul has been using his name in the national public domain since before 2008 and therefore establishes a prior claim. Even if the the lobbying firm trademark went through, they would not be able to prevent Ron Paul or Ron Paul supporters from using his name.

The firm would just be able to prevent new Ron Paul lobbying firms from using the name or expanding their existing domain.
 
The Ron Paul campaign is a legal entity. I noticed the plain text form of the name is the exact text used on Ron Paul campaign posters sold from Headquarters.
 
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