Blog Credo

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H.L. Mencken

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Your Wednesday Morning Takedown

I'll just let the straight news speak for itself:

Sarah Palin’s request to trademark her name was denied after the former Alaska governor failed to properly complete her application. Sky News has the story: “According to official records the bid, filed by her lawyer, was rejected on the grounds that she failed to personally sign the application. The records also show that two examples she had given supporting her application were ‘not acceptable’. Her application specimens were a story from Fox News saying she had been hired as a contributor for the network and postings about herself on Facebook. According to the official record the specimens ‘are not acceptable because they do not show use of the applied-for mark in connection with any of the services specified in the application’.” But there’s still hope: “The Trademark Office has sent a letter setting a deadline of the end of May for Mrs Palin to provide more information before the application is abandoned.

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