Heathens United Vs. Heathen Nation

Regardless of your beliefs, you can’t trade mark words that describe peoples’ beliefs or a religion, trademarking “Heathen” is as wrong as trademarking “Jew”.

I fully support Heathens United cause here. You can't trademark a descriptive word! Revoke the trademark!

You wouldn't trademark the term "Christian" would you?

"Heathendom" should be recognized as an official religion. The practitioners should be officially recognized as "Heathens". And "Heathen" should not ever be allowed to be trademarked because of this cultural context.

Heathen is a religion, shouldn't be trademarked.

I'm not Heathen, BUT there is a metal band that's been around since 1984 named Heathen that uses their logo of the word Heathen on t-shirts and such. No one should be able to trademark a WORD. A logo, yes, but not a WORD that is used worldwide by bands, businesses, and those whose spiritual beliefs are Heathen. What next? Maybe let someone trademark the word 'Christian' or 'Druid' or 'Wiccan'?

I have been a heathen for a little more then 4 years now and will not be threatened out of using a religious term to describe my belief system

Thank you! And thank Grimfrost! Owning the word Heathen is the same as owning the word Christian. It's disgusting that they are using their trademark to hurt others who support our rights to our beliefs through their arts, crafts and businesses. This needs to be stopped.

Heathen is a religious denomination it should be treated as such.

Do not use our symbols. You don't like us, our beliefs You don't get the right to have our symbols. It YOUR OWN!

Heathen is a common term in ancient use the same as Christian and Christianity or Judaism. It covers a wide range of belief systems both religious and spiritual. It belongs to no one other than our ancient ancestors. No one has the right to take a culture, heritage, spirituality or religion and copywrite it for personal gain and manipulation including blackmail. Leave heritage alone.

You can try and take our words but you will never silence our voice. We exist.

Let's not sell off words of faith as trademarkable trading cards.

My faith does not exist to be bought, sold or copyrighted by capitalists seeking personal profits over all else.

I'm not a heathen, but I know many. This is an actual religion. Plus since when can you just trademark a single word that's common usage? This isn't a Kleenex/bandaid kinda thing

Trademarks being granted for common word have gotten ridiculous!

"Heathen" what we call ourselves in Asatru, Odinism, etc. religion. It is also not allowed to be trademarked based on its a dictionary word as well as a religious one. Not your trademark.

I fully support this petition. How was this trademark allowed to happen in the first place.

Spiritual and religious beliefs and their associated names have been in common use for thousands of years and belong to no single individual or entity. It is a heritage that is ancient. This individual is only using this to profit from a wide range of individuals and companies as blackmail which also restricts my personal freedom to express my religious and spiritual beliefs. No different than copwriting the word Christianity. Heathen is a broad spectrum word in the same category as Christianity. No one owns that right. It predates copywrite law. It remains and has always been in common use.

No one has the right to own a word, especially one that has held such significant spiritual meaning to me, my peers and our ancestors before us. This is not only an infringement on our beliefs, but an attack against what we hold dear. Odin gave us Heathenism and we will defend it all the way to the all father's great mead hall. Heathen is not just a simple word it's a way of life. A way of life that has existed for thousands of years and a way of life we hold near to us, those of us who have not forgotten our place here n Midgard, those of us who still feel the Heathen blood coursing through our veins. We don't stop, we don't quit, we don't surrender.