16 March 2015Trademarks

USPTO rejects ‘I can’t breathe’ trademark applications

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected two applications to register the protest slogan ‘I can’t breathe’ as a trademark, including one the agency said was intended for social media use.

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