https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/06/lawsuits-for-the-cure/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:07:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/06/lawsuits-for-the-cure/comment-page-1/#comment-122585 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:07:55 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=23276#comment-122585 Other ridiculous uses of patent law to “protect” the use of phrases:
“That’s hot” by Paris Hilton
“You’re fired!” by Donald Trump
“Seal Team 6” by Disney (recently withdrawn)
And I think we can add on every trademarked phrase a business has used to sell Americans crap we don’t need. It’s hard to believe this constitutes property that the law is willing to protect.

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