"Happy birthday" now a registered trademark

manadren · Post by **manadren** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:06 am

"Happy birthday" registered by a Chinese company in 25 countries
www.chinaview.cn 2004-10-17 09:26:52
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HEFEI, Oct. 17 (Xinhuanet)-- The words "happy birthday" can no longer be legally used if the words are pinned to any other products, since a private Chinese company registered it as its trademark this month in 25 countries including the United States, Japan and European Union members.

The Fufeng toy plant in east China's Anhui Province, said it has more than 70 products with the brand "happy birthday," involving several industries including toys, dresses, shoes and hats.

With increasingly fierce competition in the world toy market, the company realized the importance of branding. They were inspired to register the "well-known and pleasant phrase 'happy birthday,'" according to a company official who didn't give his name.

Fufeng is a large scale toy manufacturer with more than 5 million US dollars' annual export volume.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 9:09 am

Pssha I say

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 11:05 am

Hallmark is totally screwed

On a more serious note, what the hell is the US PTO doing? Do they even look at applications before they give them the stamp of approval?

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 4:20 pm

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 5:14 pm

That's pretty sad.

We should all get together and patend the word weapons of mass destruction, think of all the money we'll make off all the news companies, debates, etc...

Sad part is, it would work.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 5:14 pm

on a second thought, let's patend the word weapon

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 5:14 pm

on a second thought, let's patend the word weapon

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Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:54 am

Red Squirrel wrote: on a second thought, let's patend the word weapon

Of Mass Election?

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