Can you trademark Black Lives Matter?
Is the Black Lives Matter logo copyrighted?
Who owns black matter?
Is BLM copyrighted or trademarked?
Who designed the Black Lives Matter logo?
This spring, the artist Dread Scott revived an NAACP banner from the ’20s as a symbol for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Sep 15, 2016
How much does black matter cost?
What is dark matter in the brain?
But the Human brain, there are numerous neurons that do not fire action potential, they are far more silent than generally thought. Such neurons as called the dark neurons or silent neurons. They form the dark matter of the brain.
Prior Attempts on The BLM Trademark
Impact on News Media and Protesting
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The downside of this holding is that there is no controlover the BLACK LIVES MATTER slogan. For example, some groups gather peacefully under the BLM brand while others exploit and tarnish the identity while engaged in violent behavior. Had the USPTO granted exclusive rights to a single entity, such as a non-profit political action group, then a rogue organization could not appropriat…
No Exclusivity to The Black Lives Matter Trademark
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Ultimately, the USPTO determined that “Black Lives Matter” belongs to the movement, not to an individual person or entity. No single individual or entity may exclude others from using these words. Any organization or individual may use “Black Lives Matter.” In other words, the phrase is available to everyone. Accordingly, the “Black Lives Matter” t…
Overview
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and inequality experienced by black people. When its supporters come together, they do so primarily to protest incidents of police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. The movement and its related organizations typically advocate for various poli…
Structure and organization
The phrase “Black Lives Matter” can refer to a Twitter hashtag, a slogan, a social movement, a political action committee, or a loose confederation of groups advocating for racial justice. As a movement, Black Lives Matter is grassrootsand decentralized, and leaders have emphasized the importance of local organizing over national leadership. The structure differs from previous black …
Allegations of use of excessive force by police
According to a study from the Bureau of Justice Statistics from 2002 to 2011, among those who had contact with the police, “blacks (2.8%) were more likely than whites (1.0%) and Hispanics (1.4%) to perceive the threat or use of nonfatal force was excessive.”
According to The Washington Post, police officers shot and killed 1,001 peopl…
Timeline of notable events and demonstrations in the United States
In 2014, Black Lives Matter demonstrated against the deaths of numerous African Americans by police actions, including those of Dontre Hamilton, Eric Garner, John Crawford III, Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, Laquan McDonald, Akai Gurley, Tamir Rice, Antonio Martin, and Jerame Reid, among others.
In July, Eric Garner died in New York City, after a New York City Police Departm…
International movement
In 2015, after the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, black activists around the world modeled efforts for reform on Black Lives Matter and the Arab Spring. This international movement has been referred to as the “Black Spring”. Connections have also been forged with parallel international efforts such as the Dalit rights movement.
2016 United States presidential election
At the Netroots Nation Conference in July 2015, dozens of Black Lives Matter activists took over the stage at an event featuring Martin O’Malleyand Bernie Sanders. Activists, including Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, asked both candidates for specific policy proposals to address deaths in police custody. The protesters chanted several slogans, including “if I die in police cu…
Reactions
The United States population’s perception of Black Lives Matter has varied consistently and considerably by race. A majority of Americans disapproved of the movement through 2018, after which it started gaining wider support. Black Lives Matter’s popularity surged and reached its highest levels yet in the summer of 2020, when a Pew Research Centerpoll found that 60% of white, 77…
Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Black Lives Matter was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in January 2022. The nomination was submitted by Norwegian activist Member of Parliament Petter Eide.
Informational Slogans and Descriptive Marks
Opportunistic Filings
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High-profile slogans and names are more liable to copying by third parties attempting to use or register these phrases for their own products and services. In the case of Black Lives Matter, a search of USPTO records reveals that, since the beginning of June 2020, 13 apparently unrelated persons or entities filed applications to register BLACK LIVES MATTER or similar marks. More a…
Can Descriptive Or Informational Names Be enforced?
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Marks that are descriptive or informational are not only more difficult to register, but also more difficult to enforce. However, enforcement is not necessarily impossible. For example, in 1973, a Missouri court held that MISSOURI FEDERATION OF THE BLIND was confusingly similar to NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF MISSOURI, INC. Because the two organizations had …