Spec savers trademark single word "should've"

[Greebo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37092366

Unbeleivably companies are now been allowed to trademark single words!

Unlike carlsberg with their "probably" which is limited to advertisement relating to beer, she savers is for any printed matter.

Was listening to a trademark lawyer yesterday on the radio and said this is just the start and there will be lots of other big companies filing for single words this year.

Personally I don't think that single or two or three word phrases should be allowed to be trademarked esp when it's just normal language.

 

[rubberduck]

Should've used the search button...

 

[NoobCannon]

Should've used the search button...

Winning

 

[scorza]

Guess we'll all just have to use 'should have' now instead.

 

[Cosimo]

Should've used the search button...

Should have concentrated in all those English lessons...

 

[Hotwired]

If carlsberg can trademark probably then there really isnt an argument on whether companies can or not seeing as one currently is holding a single word trademark.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

lol it's like those Fine Bros guys who tried to trademark the word "react" (teens react to, elders react to, adults react to, Youtubers react to etc).

 

[Jono]

Guess we'll all just have to use 'should have' now instead.

Except it should be "Should have"

 

[GravyMonster]

Yay! Another thread where people seem to completely misunderstand what a trademark is.

 

[grudas]

ocuk trademarks a single word "repost"

 

[doofer]

I will trademark 'Inappropriate' and live off the profits from the Mods here now

 

[cainer]

already a thread here... https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18745303

 

[J.T]

IN!

 

[Greebo]

already a thread here... https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18745303

missed it sorry

 

[Tosno]

missed it sorry

should have gone to boots opticians.

 

[dirtychinchilla]

Except it should be "Should have"

Thanks for that "should have" is just wrong!

 

[dowie]

lol it's like those Fine Bros guys who tried to trademark the word "react" (teens react to, elders react to, adults react to, Youtubers react to etc).

It is a bit of a joke that they allow this sort of thing especially when certain phrases are already in common use by multiple people/companies all over youtube, facebook... to then take something in popular use and try to make it your own IP is a complete abuse of the system and really the reverse of how this ought to work.

Frankly I think both trademark and patents ought to have much stricter requirements than they currently have and they're so frequently abused these days.