Paul to Trademark the Name "McCartney"

mikestop · Post by **mikestop** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:47 am

He just beat me to it. Dammit!!!!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/13/mccartney.name.reut/index.html

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:10 am

Wow, Heather must have really cost him.

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but this seems a little creepy. Perhaps he is weary of the music biz and has decided to spend time and energy elsewhere. Don't know that I blame him.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:20 am

Don't beat me, but i'd never eat anything with a human's name on it... Bad associations, you know. An old joke: "There's a cow painted on a pack of canned beef, and pig on pork, etc, but Uncle Ben's has an old guy painted on their packs - what should that mean?!"

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:27 am

"In addition to vegetarian items, he is also seeking permission for the name on meat, fish, poultry and game."

So, does that mean he isn't a strict vegetarian?

"game" ??? I thought he was against hunting, or was that Heather's bag?

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:42 am

He could be probably setting up his extended family.. Like Stella and her clothing line. Maybe someone is into hunting.. I think it's a good move for him. I thought Madonna had something going like this...

So what happens with the bootleggers? They get punished for pirating the disc and then pay $100K for copyright infringement?

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:34 am

Paris Hilton has file an application to copyright "That's Hot!" as her catch phrase. She'll probably fail, similar to how Donald Trump was denied (I think) "You're fired!" as a trademarked term.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:46 am

It didn't hurt the Lennon Estate.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:51 am

Har!

Is "Har!" protectable, I wonder?

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:05 am

I'm wondering if Macca is just covering all of his bases (Har! Pun intended), even if he doesn't have any real intention of using the trademark on all manner of products.

beefandbones · Post by **beefandbones** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:00 pm

Probably has more to do with that young coutnry singer Jesse McCartney than anything else, I'd imagine.

jdogric12 · Post by **jdogric12** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:20 pm

McCartney? Har! That's hot, but you're fired.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:19 pm

"Where's the beef?"

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:33 pm

The 'beef' is with Heather.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:53 am

I think Ethan nailed it.

325_fan · Post by **325_fan** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:20 am

Look at Paul Newman with his spaghetti sauce.