Since we’ll be diving into trademarks soon, I thought this article would be a fun way to get everyone in the right mindset! From trademarked colours to sounds to even smells, people have tried to claim ownership over some strange things. Here is a list of the weirdest trademarks out there:
https://bestlifeonline.com/surprising-copyright
Let me know which one is your favourite!
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That was a fun read, thanks for sharing! A couple famous ones I remember that’s not on that list are “frisbee” and “jacuzzi”. Since the term frisbee is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, many TV shows that show a scene of characters playing with it describe it as something along the lines of “a flat flying disc thing”. Fourth-wall-breaking example from SpongeBob: https://youtu.be/zbxoCkiecBo