The trademark application for Yule has officially been abandoned. My hands are shaking as I type this because the word belongs to all of us and not just one corporation. Thank you for staying the course until we forced them to back down.
May 6, 2017
Final supporters
A federal trademark application has been made on the word “Yule” as it pertains to products that fall into the federal category of perfume. The determination of what falls into that category is subjective. It could be looked at broadly and include any scented product with the word Yule in the product name or it could be limited to bath and body fragrance items. There is no way to tell until the owner of the trademark enforces it through the courts.
We, the undersigned consumers, oppose the issuance of a trademark for the word YULE with respect to perfume. It is a commonly used, generic or descriptive term indicating traditional holiday scents, and to prohibit its use in perfumes and other scented products would be removing a widely used descriptive word from common use. It would be unfair to consumers, like the undersigned, who commonly purchase “Yule” scented items from a wide variety of sources, if YULE were to become a trademarked name and be unavailable for its current, broadly generic use.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 4, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
March 3, 2017
March 1, 2017
The opposition is growing but the legal path ahead remains exhausting and uncertain. We need to reach one hundred signatures to prove this term belongs to everyone before the authorities take notice.
494 Comments
The word Yule has been around for hundreds if not thousands of years. It is widely applied to scents. Such a trademark is a. offensive for religious reasons and b. could have a tremendous negative impact to a very large number of small businesses.
I already have a perfume oil called Yule Anointing Oil. Yule is a very common word. It is the equivalent of Christmas for anyone who follows any pantheon of Earth Spirituality. They wouldn't let someone trademark "Christmas".
To trademark a word such as Yule is preposterous, Yule is so much more than just a word for describing smells and perfumes. It is one of the most sacred of holy days for pagans and Christians alike, to take this word is to take our very identity.
I enjoy the freedom to be able to purchase Yule oils & products from multiples sellers, depending on whose version I like better. Yule belongs to everyone, it is a Holiday in our Spiritual Tradition and should not be trademarked by anyone.
As a consumer and a pagan, when purchasing products, I look for the word Yule to describe the scents of that season. Most products containing the word Yule will consist of fragrances that include pine, frankincense, myrrh and mistletoe.
The ‘person’ applying for the trade mark of the word ‘Yule’ must be delusional as this is a word that is centuries old.
You don't own a A word!
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The trademark application for Yule has officially been abandoned. My hands are shaking as I type this because the word belongs to all of us and not just one corporation. Thank you for staying the course until we forced them to back down.
May 6, 2017
Final supporters
A federal trademark application has been made on the word “Yule” as it pertains to products that fall into the federal category of perfume. The determination of what falls into that category is subjective. It could be looked at broadly and include any scented product with the word Yule in the product name or it could be limited to bath and body fragrance items. There is no way to tell until the owner of the trademark enforces it through the courts.
We, the undersigned consumers, oppose the issuance of a trademark for the word YULE with respect to perfume. It is a commonly used, generic or descriptive term indicating traditional holiday scents, and to prohibit its use in perfumes and other scented products would be removing a widely used descriptive word from common use. It would be unfair to consumers, like the undersigned, who commonly purchase “Yule” scented items from a wide variety of sources, if YULE were to become a trademarked name and be unavailable for its current, broadly generic use.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 4, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
March 3, 2017
March 1, 2017
The opposition is growing but the legal path ahead remains exhausting and uncertain. We need to reach one hundred signatures to prove this term belongs to everyone before the authorities take notice.
494 Comments
How exactly do you trademark a word that you didn't invent? The word "Yule" has been used for centuries and is not the property of any one entity. So how can one entity take possession and use it only in the way they feel it should be used!?
The word Yule has been around for hundreds if not thousands of years. It is widely applied to scents. Such a trademark is a. offensive for religious reasons and b. could have a tremendous negative impact to a very large number of small businesses.
I already have a perfume oil called Yule Anointing Oil. Yule is a very common word. It is the equivalent of Christmas for anyone who follows any pantheon of Earth Spirituality. They wouldn't let someone trademark "Christmas".
To trademark a word such as Yule is preposterous, Yule is so much more than just a word for describing smells and perfumes. It is one of the most sacred of holy days for pagans and Christians alike, to take this word is to take our very identity.
I enjoy the freedom to be able to purchase Yule oils & products from multiples sellers, depending on whose version I like better. Yule belongs to everyone, it is a Holiday in our Spiritual Tradition and should not be trademarked by anyone.
As a consumer and a pagan, when purchasing products, I look for the word Yule to describe the scents of that season. Most products containing the word Yule will consist of fragrances that include pine, frankincense, myrrh and mistletoe.
The ‘person’ applying for the trade mark of the word ‘Yule’ must be delusional as this is a word that is centuries old.
You don't own a A word!
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How exactly do you trademark a word that you didn't invent? The word "Yule" has been used for centuries and is not the property of any one entity. So how can one entity take possession and use it only in the way they feel it should be used!?