Donald Trump Seeks to Trademark 'You're Fired!'

[villager]

I, on the other hand, am seeking to trademark "Excuse me?," "Hi, there" and "How are you doing?" Why should language be squandered in the "public domain?"


U.S. Mogul Trump Seeks to Trademark 'You're Fired!'


By Andy Sullivan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. fast food firm Wendy's asked diners "Where's the beef?," and Nike commanded sports nuts to "Just do it." Now Donald Trump is seeking to trademark another pithy phrase: "You're fired!"

The real-estate mogul and reality TV star has filed a trademark application for the phrase, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Web site.


Known for his gaudy casinos and unusual mane of copper hair, Trump dismisses underlings on the hit TV show "The Apprentice" with a curt "You're fired."


Trump said he intended to emblazon "You're Fired" on games and casino services, and "You're Fired! Donald J. Trump" on clothing.


Other tyrannical bosses won't have to alter their vocabulary if the application wins approval, a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office official said, as it will only protect those specific uses.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=638&e=2&u=/nm/20040319/en_nm/odd_trump_dc_1

[kanrok]

1. He should trademark "Bad Hair" instead

[BayCityProgressive]

2. screw donald trump

[doc03]

18. You stole my line

[kanrok]

19. I'll give it back, I promise!

[daveskilt]

3. thats ok...I always say - "oh you are so fired"

but its been about 2and a half years since I fired anyone. although ive been back in school for 2 of those...cant wait to get back on the horse.

[villager]

5. just don't say it over the air!

..or wee Powell will be after you! And if you utter those words into an MP3 file -- the RIAA will come calling!

[alcuno]

4. Too late. * has already cornered the market.

[roguevalley]

while he's at it, I hope he trademarks 'candy ass' and 'winging dork'.

[roguevalley]

6. while he's at it, I hope he trademarks 'candy ass' and 'winging dork'.

[Tellurian]

7. Oh-Oh!

" The patent office granted 185,000 trademark applications in the last fiscal year. Applications take about a year to process.

Trump will be playing in Bush's backyard... Soooooo...

I smell the words "hefty" donation coming, if he expects approval of his application!

[President Jesus]

11. Trump political donations...surprisingly balanced

No question the guy is a first-class hump, but he does seem to spread the cash around evenly (if not more in our favor):

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?city=New+York&st=NY&contributor=Trump+Donald

[Tellurian]

12. Thanks for the infolink-

silly me!

Bush would demand a %-

[PurityOfEssence]

8. Well, he is "fairly unbalanced"...

How many pairs of pants ya get with a lawsuit like that?

[PartyPooper]

9. R U Serious™?

:D

[Tom Kitten]

10. Can i be a Millionaire too?

Can I trademark the term "Fuck You"? With royalties I could buy out the Trump in a week! What BullShit (yes I trademark that too!)

[Champ]

13. He's a good business man

I can imagine him making more millions by doing this.

[muchacho]

15. He's a putz...

and a megalomaniac.

"Good" businessmen create and add value, lazy businessmen latch onto owning things they had no hand in creating. Some might quibble that both constitute a "good" businessman, ie see opportunity and cash in.

I believe that details how debased the concept of business as become. With that definition Steve Jobs is equal to a millionaire crack dealer....

I'll go drink my Trump Ice now. Ingenious, bottled water!

[chelsea0011]

14. "Whitehouse.org" do alot of funny articles with the trademark sign

freedom is one of the words trademarked by the crooked ones

[Gothic Sponge]

16. Donald Trump is just doing his part to help the US

If he trademarks 'You're Fired!' employers won't be so quick to fire people. They will fear Donald's retribution!!!!!! ;)

[struggle4progress]

17. Absolutely!

Donnie Boy trying to use the invisible hand of the market to save American jobs, while collecting some extra cash and PR. :)

[AJ BENDER]

20. Trump is a publicity seeking ego-maniac asshole

And that's the Truth

:P

[Mixxster]

21. This is as ridiculous as...

McDonald's trademarking "Nothin' but net" and Lisa Beamer trying to do the same (don't know if she was successful) with "Let's roll". I positively do not understand why anyone is allowed to trademark well known expressions.

[Roaming]

22. Hooked on the show and I'm not a reality-show person

Some of the characters on there have been a hoot, especially "Sam."

[Piperay]

25. Yeah, it's a great show

I love it, I kinda like Sam he was a nervy little guy. :-)

[freeforall]

23. How F-ing Stupid! Trump - You're Fired!

This is the English language, for God's sake!

Somebody ought to get a grip here.

[Piperay]

24. "Here's Johnny"...

Johnny Carson sued some company that was making a toilet/toilet-seat and crowning it "here's Johnny" saying it was his trademark and they had no right to use the term to sell toilets. :hurts: I believe Johnny won that one. :shrug: