The word Heathen is in the general public as both a description of the religious practice of a sub group of Pagans (ie Baptist or Catholic is to Christians), and has also for hundreds of years been a general description for "non-christians", and therefore is to general of a word to be given the special protection of a trademark.
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Rachael Herman
6 years ago
Heathenry is a recognized religion and should not be used for personal profit.
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Jan-Eelco
6 years ago
No comment.
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Lennea L Truesdell
6 years ago
This TM should be revoked. The TM holder is over reaching their right to use the mark only as a TM (or source identifier) and preventing other people's use of the word in it's normal way. They do not own the word- only the right to use the word as a source identifier. Not to mention the fact that they should not have received a TM for this word in the first place. It would be like someone getting a TM for Christian or Muslim and not allowing any other's to use the word for commercial use. Ridiculous
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Waldhere
6 years ago
It should not be allowed to trademark a word as "Heathen" in the first place.
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Carin McKenna
6 years ago
"Heathen" is a word in general language use, it had been so for at least a century, and as such it cannot be trademarked. If someone wants to call their company by this name, they need to creatively misspell it, like every other company that uses a common word as their name.
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Justin
6 years ago
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I AM HEATHEN!! I use the word Heathen all the time when someone asks me about my religion. Not being able to use the term kind of makes feel like I’m hiding a part of who I am. This word, and others like it, belongs to the people not the Corporations.
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Estelle
6 years ago
Proud Heathen, you cannot take away my faith!
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Emily Kelly
6 years ago
“Heathen” is the name of my religion. Please don’t sell the word to one man’s t-shirt shop.
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Johnny Helvete
6 years ago
Heathen by birth, not by copyright.
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Kurt Hall
6 years ago
You know this is not Right.
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Angela Nosler
6 years ago
Trademarking the word heathen, Dan must have alot of money to be serving all those cease and desist orders. I'm guessing organized religion is at the back of this.
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Antonio Cyrus Rouen
6 years ago
No one owns the rights to long held common words.
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Norman Calkins
6 years ago
I've been a heathen for most of my life. This trademark is a blatant violation of the 1st amendment. This needs to be reversed.
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Julia Olsen
6 years ago
This trademark needs to be revoked. It is a religion, not a product.
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Terry Wiklun
6 years ago
This is not right and must be stopped
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Angela Ramsey
6 years ago
It is a complete and total disregard and disrespect of our religion to even consider issuing or applying for a Trademark of the word HEATHEN; or any word which describes our religion. I stand strong in my beliefs and the US Government needs to revoke this Trademark! In addition, I am asking for an in-depth investigation as to the person who approved this Trademark!
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Jamie Carpenter
6 years ago
Heathen Nations as a brand could be trademarked. The single word heathen, not in the context of the brand name Heathen Nations, is a commonly used word that shouldn't be trademarked because trademarking common words prohibits the use of those common words by businesses, thereby causing those businesses harm when they are unable to accurately describe their products without threat of legal action.
The word Heathen is in the general public as both a description of the religious practice of a sub group of Pagans (ie Baptist or Catholic is to Christians), and has also for hundreds of years been a general description for "non-christians", and therefore is to general of a word to be given the special protection of a trademark.
Heathenry is a recognized religion and should not be used for personal profit.
No comment.
This TM should be revoked. The TM holder is over reaching their right to use the mark only as a TM (or source identifier) and preventing other people's use of the word in it's normal way. They do not own the word- only the right to use the word as a source identifier. Not to mention the fact that they should not have received a TM for this word in the first place. It would be like someone getting a TM for Christian or Muslim and not allowing any other's to use the word for commercial use. Ridiculous
It should not be allowed to trademark a word as "Heathen" in the first place.
"Heathen" is a word in general language use, it had been so for at least a century, and as such it cannot be trademarked. If someone wants to call their company by this name, they need to creatively misspell it, like every other company that uses a common word as their name.
I AM HEATHEN!! I use the word Heathen all the time when someone asks me about my religion. Not being able to use the term kind of makes feel like I’m hiding a part of who I am. This word, and others like it, belongs to the people not the Corporations.
Proud Heathen, you cannot take away my faith!
“Heathen” is the name of my religion. Please don’t sell the word to one man’s t-shirt shop.
Heathen by birth, not by copyright.
You know this is not Right.
Trademarking the word heathen, Dan must have alot of money to be serving all those cease and desist orders. I'm guessing organized religion is at the back of this.
No one owns the rights to long held common words.
I've been a heathen for most of my life. This trademark is a blatant violation of the 1st amendment. This needs to be reversed.
This trademark needs to be revoked. It is a religion, not a product.
This is not right and must be stopped
It is a complete and total disregard and disrespect of our religion to even consider issuing or applying for a Trademark of the word HEATHEN; or any word which describes our religion. I stand strong in my beliefs and the US Government needs to revoke this Trademark! In addition, I am asking for an in-depth investigation as to the person who approved this Trademark!
Heathen Nations as a brand could be trademarked. The single word heathen, not in the context of the brand name Heathen Nations, is a commonly used word that shouldn't be trademarked because trademarking common words prohibits the use of those common words by businesses, thereby causing those businesses harm when they are unable to accurately describe their products without threat of legal action.
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I am Heathen!