Did You Know “Barry Manilow” Is A Registered Trademark?
04 December 2008 10:06 PM | By Prince Of Petworth in Random, signs
This was the funniest thing I saw while in Vegas:
It’s a bit blurry but it says Barry Manilow is a registered trademark.
I guess I’m going to have to trash the design I had for next year’s PoP t-shirts…
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05 December 2008 12:31 AM | Anonymous Said:
It’s actually pretty common for well-known entertainers to trademark their names in order to have some ability to control how the name is used, especially in connection with commercial ventures. Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Kanye West and many others have done it.
05 December 2008 6:25 AM | Herb Said:
BOTOX is also trademarked.
05 December 2008 9:40 AM | Nita Said:
Awesome. Of course the guy who makes the whole world sing has a trademarked name. I wonder if all of Diddy’s names are trademarked.
05 December 2008 9:44 AM | Anonymous Said:
now I have “Copacabana” running through my head! “Her name was Lola….”
05 December 2008 7:35 PM | PabloMa Said:
It’s because he’s the cat’s pjs, duh.