"Heathen" is our ethnic term and we should have the freedom to use it how we need. It is not for any one person to own. Please rule in favor of religious freedom and revoke the Trademark issued to Heathen Productions. Thank you.
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Kyle
5 years ago
Heathen is our BLOOD, our heritage. It is not term to trademarked to profit from or appropriated by outsiders. It is already disgusting enough that companies profit from our faith our gods and our traditions. So to allow this trademark would be no different than to allow a christian company to trademark the word Christian. This is an unacceptable perversion of our blood bound religion.
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Nicole Sheehan
5 years ago
Heathen is described "a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do; [also] polytheism"
In the past (and tbh sometimes even now still), Christians called us heathens and persecuted us because we believe in the old Gods.
Reclamation is a relatively new concept. Women have reclaimed slut and where, redheads reclaimed ginger, and we have reclaimed HEATHEN.
One person can never have the claim to our word, our religion. Set it free.
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Bob Adams
5 years ago
It's wrong for him to trademark a word and threaten people who use it on their own merchandise. His trademark needs to be revoked
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Nicholas Walser
5 years ago
Hi I've been a practicing heathen for a few years now. This is an outrage that someone should be using the court system to infringe upon my rights by letting some greedy capitalist take advantage of a, quite frankly, flawed legal system. He is a coward and ought to be ashamed.
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Jason Hammett
5 years ago
This is complete overreach. You should not be able to trademark a word that has been in existence for years and represents a religious group.
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Travis Johns
5 years ago
I'm a proud blood origin of the Norsemen!
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brian youngblood
5 years ago
I'm new to heathenry still trying to find my way, but this is not even a religion to me it's a way if life like the old ways.
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Franck Alcidi
5 years ago
I will always use the word as no-one has the right to trademark a word used across the world by many cultures. Given I have Viking blood in me you can try to take me to Court and you will lose. Do not let this company get away with this. It's absurd.
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Amy Hunter
5 years ago
Heathen is not a trademark and should be usable by all.
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Chris Turner
5 years ago
We are heathens, we are not a trademark.
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Diana Powell
5 years ago
They are tryingc to Impose an Infringement of Freedom of Speech.
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Cullan Thomas Garrity
5 years ago
It is a unfortunate day when one beliefs and ancestry are "trademarked" and exploited all for the sake of profit. I have no knowledge of this USA based "heathen" company nor do wish to ever know their name or ever do buisness with them. I can not express the great amount of thanks to Grimfrost for giving it their all to defend the world pubic their right of free speech and beliefs. I shall continue to call myself a proud heathen in oppose to this unknown USA based company as is my right as US citizen. Thank you Grimfrost clan for your vailant effort to defend are beliefs here in the USA and the EU. Heres to all that we may all one day reclaim our history against such a ignorant company and its profit hungry ways. Skaal to all my fellow heathens and pagans out there fighting the good fight!
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George Goroncy
5 years ago
I had a storw called Haunted Heathen on Redbubble. My Haunted Heathen logo was also available for purchase and David Lancaster flagged the design. I am on low income and trying to earn a little more.
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Ashley Diaz
5 years ago
The people ✊
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Robert Greenlaw
5 years ago
Why should the word "Heathen" be trademarked or have a copyright? Would that be allowed for "Christian" or "Pagan" or ANY spiritual path? It should NOT be!
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Amanda Fox
5 years ago
I am a heathen (pagan) and absolutely hate racists and don’t believe this company has the right to denigrate the word heathen and give us a bad name!
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Danny Dickerson
5 years ago
You cant own a word that describes people. That would be like someone owning the word christian.
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Richard E Anderson Jr
5 years ago
Heathen is my religion. It is not a company trademark
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matthew richards
5 years ago
they do realise the word "heathen" has been used for centuries but various religions?
"Heathen" is our ethnic term and we should have the freedom to use it how we need. It is not for any one person to own. Please rule in favor of religious freedom and revoke the Trademark issued to Heathen Productions. Thank you.
Heathen is our BLOOD, our heritage. It is not term to trademarked to profit from or appropriated by outsiders. It is already disgusting enough that companies profit from our faith our gods and our traditions. So to allow this trademark would be no different than to allow a christian company to trademark the word Christian. This is an unacceptable perversion of our blood bound religion.
Heathen is described "a person who does not belong to a widely held religion (especially one who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim) as regarded by those who do; [also] polytheism" In the past (and tbh sometimes even now still), Christians called us heathens and persecuted us because we believe in the old Gods. Reclamation is a relatively new concept. Women have reclaimed slut and where, redheads reclaimed ginger, and we have reclaimed HEATHEN. One person can never have the claim to our word, our religion. Set it free.
It's wrong for him to trademark a word and threaten people who use it on their own merchandise. His trademark needs to be revoked
Hi I've been a practicing heathen for a few years now. This is an outrage that someone should be using the court system to infringe upon my rights by letting some greedy capitalist take advantage of a, quite frankly, flawed legal system. He is a coward and ought to be ashamed.
This is complete overreach. You should not be able to trademark a word that has been in existence for years and represents a religious group.
I'm a proud blood origin of the Norsemen!
I'm new to heathenry still trying to find my way, but this is not even a religion to me it's a way if life like the old ways.
I will always use the word as no-one has the right to trademark a word used across the world by many cultures. Given I have Viking blood in me you can try to take me to Court and you will lose. Do not let this company get away with this. It's absurd.
Heathen is not a trademark and should be usable by all.
We are heathens, we are not a trademark.
They are tryingc to Impose an Infringement of Freedom of Speech.
It is a unfortunate day when one beliefs and ancestry are "trademarked" and exploited all for the sake of profit. I have no knowledge of this USA based "heathen" company nor do wish to ever know their name or ever do buisness with them. I can not express the great amount of thanks to Grimfrost for giving it their all to defend the world pubic their right of free speech and beliefs. I shall continue to call myself a proud heathen in oppose to this unknown USA based company as is my right as US citizen. Thank you Grimfrost clan for your vailant effort to defend are beliefs here in the USA and the EU. Heres to all that we may all one day reclaim our history against such a ignorant company and its profit hungry ways. Skaal to all my fellow heathens and pagans out there fighting the good fight!
I had a storw called Haunted Heathen on Redbubble. My Haunted Heathen logo was also available for purchase and David Lancaster flagged the design. I am on low income and trying to earn a little more.
The people ✊
Why should the word "Heathen" be trademarked or have a copyright? Would that be allowed for "Christian" or "Pagan" or ANY spiritual path? It should NOT be!
I am a heathen (pagan) and absolutely hate racists and don’t believe this company has the right to denigrate the word heathen and give us a bad name!
You cant own a word that describes people. That would be like someone owning the word christian.
Heathen is my religion. It is not a company trademark
they do realise the word "heathen" has been used for centuries but various religions?