What?
It doesn't matter to me whether Tebow is doing this to protect the sanctity of prayer or to make a million-zillion dollars. What matters is that it's asinine that this could be trademarked.
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Jets QB Tim Tebow trademarking ‘Tebowing’ to assure it’s used ‘in the right way’
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Dropping to a knee like Tim Tebow might cost you now.
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Queue changing tebowing into dirty term which gets top search results.
Queue changing tebowing into dirty term which gets top search results.
Didn't trump trademark 'you're fired' as if he's the only person to have ever fired anyone.
Didn't trump trademark 'you're fired' as if he's the only person to have ever fired anyone.
That's just bizarre to me
Following your convictions and walking out the life you preach should be all that's necessary to validate and secure your public image. People may still ridicule you, but that's part of life, especially the Christian one.
I'm a little confused on this one.
That's just bizarre to me
Following your convictions and walking out the life you preach should be all that's necessary to validate and secure your public image. People may still ridicule you, but that's part of life, especially the Christian one.
I'm a little confused on this one.
I've always found Tebow's practice distatefully gaudy (and not quite in keeping with Matt. 6:1-6), but to each his own.
But something that can be (whether or not it should be) trademarked? I'd love to see a legal challenge to that.
I've always found Tebow's practice distatefully gaudy (and not quite in keeping with Matt. 6:1-6), but to each his own.
But something that can be (whether or not it should be) trademarked? I'd love to see a legal challenge to that.
+Dave Hill
Seems like it would fall under freedom of expression of religion.
+Dave Hill
Seems like it would fall under freedom of expression of religion.
Agreed.
Further, trademark is intended to protect the integrity of a brand, and prevent potential customers from getting confused. I'm not sure a judge would rule that another football player (let alone an actor on stage or something else of the like) would possibly be confused with the real Tim Tebow, or that Tebow's presumed intent of protecting the sanctity of an act of prayer is an intended goal of trademark law.
Agreed.
Further, trademark is intended to protect the integrity of a brand, and prevent potential customers from getting confused. I'm not sure a judge would rule that another football player (let alone an actor on stage or something else of the like) would possibly be confused with the real Tim Tebow, or that Tebow's presumed intent of protecting the sanctity of an act of prayer is an intended goal of trademark law.
Oh please, Tim; sue Saturday Night Live or something. I wanna see that play out.
Oh please, Tim; sue Saturday Night Live or something. I wanna see that play out.
I want to see the patent trolls go nuts on this: soon prayer will be banned everywhere for IP infringement 😀
I want to see the patent trolls go nuts on this: soon prayer will be banned everywhere for IP infringement 😀
+Andreas Geisler
So will thinking.
+Andreas Geisler
So will thinking.
Sorry to break it to you +Chris Ruhs, but that's been outlawed for a while now…
Sorry to break it to you +Chris Ruhs, but that's been outlawed for a while now…
+Andreas Geisler
LoL…but has it been patented?
+Andreas Geisler
LoL…but has it been patented?
Turns out the patenting process is anathema to using one's head, so when someone tried it very nearly caused a cataclysmic meltdown of the USPTO. So, not really.
Turns out the patenting process is anathema to using one's head, so when someone tried it very nearly caused a cataclysmic meltdown of the USPTO. So, not really.
+Andreas Geisler
That's awesome. You, sir, win the internet on this fine Monday.
+Andreas Geisler
That's awesome. You, sir, win the internet on this fine Monday.
Actually, I suspect the linked article got it a bit wrong. I thought it was odd first reading it so looked at a few more sources and what he's done is ask for trademark status for the term "Tebowing." That makes perfect sense, since he is trying to protect his "brand" against "using it inappropriately." I don't think the act of dropping to a knee and putting a clenched fist against one's forehead is covered. On that, I agree with +Dave Hill that it is in poor taste at best and could easily be interpreted as anathema to scripture, but he's the one who needs to deal with God on that.
Actually, I suspect the linked article got it a bit wrong. I thought it was odd first reading it so looked at a few more sources and what he's done is ask for trademark status for the term "Tebowing." That makes perfect sense, since he is trying to protect his "brand" against "using it inappropriately." I don't think the act of dropping to a knee and putting a clenched fist against one's forehead is covered. On that, I agree with +Dave Hill that it is in poor taste at best and could easily be interpreted as anathema to scripture, but he's the one who needs to deal with God on that.
Thanks, +The Bruce, Mile High, that makes a lot more sense.
Thanks, +The Bruce, Mile High, that makes a lot more sense.
Actually, +George Wiman, I think if SNL were to use it, it would fall under the parody/fair use section of copyright law. What's he's really trying to get some control around, at least according to one of the articles I reviewed, are the t-shirt and poster sales that have apparently started to grow up around the term.
Actually, +George Wiman, I think if SNL were to use it, it would fall under the parody/fair use section of copyright law. What's he's really trying to get some control around, at least according to one of the articles I reviewed, are the t-shirt and poster sales that have apparently started to grow up around the term.
Ah, so he's trying not to be Xerox, Q-Tip, Kleenex, or Coke. Hmmmm. Good luck with him on that.
Ah, so he's trying not to be Xerox, Q-Tip, Kleenex, or Coke. Hmmmm. Good luck with him on that.
"Tebowing" : deriving sexual pleasure from submission to old white males in flowing robes.
"Tebowing" : deriving sexual pleasure from submission to old white males in flowing robes.
Well, +Andreas Geisler, given that it happens on a football field, you might want to change "flowing robes" to "blowing whistles." 😉
Well, +Andreas Geisler, given that it happens on a football field, you might want to change "flowing robes" to "blowing whistles." 😉