She seems to be grieving well...
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/0...en-trademark-i-am-trayvon-and-trayvon-justice
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of a slain Florida teen whose case has garnered national attention, has moved to trademark I Am Trayvon Martin and Justice for Trayvon, rallying slogans related to her sons death, HLN has confirmed.
Since Sanford, Florida, Police released 911 tapes associated with the shooting death of the teenager, mass protests have swept across the United States. In the process, provocative catch-phrases and slogans linked to the slain teenager have been memorialized on countless posters, placards and websites.
On social media sites, users nationwide have uploaded pictures of themselves clutching a bag of Skittles or wearing hoodies, items found on and around Martin's body the night he was killed.
Especially popular has been the wearing of hoodies, which have been worn by countless supporters -- including celebrities like Sheila E -- and have come to symbolize a tribute to the teenager who was shot to death in a gated community on February 26.
A trademark is a symbol, name, phrase or even a color consumers identify with a product that helps them identify the source of a product. Trademark law is meant to protect consumers from confusion about the source of products. Federal and state trademark laws allow a person who owns a valid trademark from stopping others from using it.
If Fultons trademark filing is a bid to preempt the commercialization of a tragedy, she may be too late. A website selling Trayvon Martin t-shirts was registered Saturday, according to online registration records.
On Café Press, a do-it-yourself merchandise website, items such as coffee cups, hoodies and bags associated with the case were on sale. In one of the more odd cases so far, a party flyer in North Carolina co-opted the boy's face as a marketing ploy.
On Tuesday, Fulton and the boys father, Tracy Martin, are expected to appear before a Capitol Hill forum hosted by Democratic lawmakers. The lawmakers are expected to call for a repeal of Floridas Stand Your Ground law, which has drawn renewed scrutiny in the wake of the shooting
The American Legislative Exchange Council released a statement Monday defending itself in the face of media reports that legal language nearly identical to Floridas controversial law was part of a template pushed by the organization to several states.
Floridas 'Stand Your Ground' law was the basis for the American Legislative Exchange Councils model legislation, not the other way around. Moreover, it is unclear whether that law could apply to this case at all, ALEC said, referring to the Martin case.
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/0...en-trademark-i-am-trayvon-and-trayvon-justice
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of a slain Florida teen whose case has garnered national attention, has moved to trademark I Am Trayvon Martin and Justice for Trayvon, rallying slogans related to her sons death, HLN has confirmed.
Since Sanford, Florida, Police released 911 tapes associated with the shooting death of the teenager, mass protests have swept across the United States. In the process, provocative catch-phrases and slogans linked to the slain teenager have been memorialized on countless posters, placards and websites.
On social media sites, users nationwide have uploaded pictures of themselves clutching a bag of Skittles or wearing hoodies, items found on and around Martin's body the night he was killed.
Especially popular has been the wearing of hoodies, which have been worn by countless supporters -- including celebrities like Sheila E -- and have come to symbolize a tribute to the teenager who was shot to death in a gated community on February 26.
A trademark is a symbol, name, phrase or even a color consumers identify with a product that helps them identify the source of a product. Trademark law is meant to protect consumers from confusion about the source of products. Federal and state trademark laws allow a person who owns a valid trademark from stopping others from using it.
If Fultons trademark filing is a bid to preempt the commercialization of a tragedy, she may be too late. A website selling Trayvon Martin t-shirts was registered Saturday, according to online registration records.
On Café Press, a do-it-yourself merchandise website, items such as coffee cups, hoodies and bags associated with the case were on sale. In one of the more odd cases so far, a party flyer in North Carolina co-opted the boy's face as a marketing ploy.
On Tuesday, Fulton and the boys father, Tracy Martin, are expected to appear before a Capitol Hill forum hosted by Democratic lawmakers. The lawmakers are expected to call for a repeal of Floridas Stand Your Ground law, which has drawn renewed scrutiny in the wake of the shooting
The American Legislative Exchange Council released a statement Monday defending itself in the face of media reports that legal language nearly identical to Floridas controversial law was part of a template pushed by the organization to several states.
Floridas 'Stand Your Ground' law was the basis for the American Legislative Exchange Councils model legislation, not the other way around. Moreover, it is unclear whether that law could apply to this case at all, ALEC said, referring to the Martin case.
