Galt's Gulch

Living with de-facto Directive 10-289

Posted by Eudaimonia 10 years, 8 months ago to Politics
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The recent move by the USPTO shows that the federal registration of any intellectual property is an at-whim agreement and can be reversed at any time.

I copyright my work with the US Copyright office.

I was not thrilled with their recent fee hike from $35 to $55 per online registration (think about that), but this recent move by the USPTO has really soured me on the Copyright office.

Is there any legal way to copyright protect my work other than the federal government's at-whim registration?

Thanks.

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  • Posted by RobertFl 10 years, 8 months ago
    You might put a copy of what you wish to claim right to in an envelope and mail it to yourself. That would establish a date of first use. You'd still have the burden of defending the patent/copyright
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  • Posted by $ rockymountainpirate 10 years, 8 months ago
    Directive 10-289 indeed!

    I heard yesterday that the USPTO did the same thing to the Redskins in the 90's, got sued and had to give them back the trademarks. Of course the courts are so rigged now it won't make any difference.

    This sounds like a great question for dbhalling.
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    • Posted by $ Mimi 10 years, 8 months ago
      Yes, they attempted to do this AFTER Maryland formed the Baltimore Ravens. I’m telling you this isn’t an argument about a trademark this is a dirty turf -war over fans. Maryland and Virginia went many decades without teams. Tthe Washington Redskins franchise spread out across two states and the District of Columbia without competition. Without the name the team becomes just another team and the Baltimore Ravens have a chance to gain more support in Maryland from the disenfranchised fans of the once ‘Redskins’.

      This is just another example like the IRS scandal where government employees are using their positions politically to favor an outcome for their political donors.
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