US Military Could Lose Space Force Trademark to Netflix Series

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17 points·donohoe··10 comments

You can use the same trademark in two different industries without any violation. Trademarks are industry specific.

There's no battle here and really no story given this very basic foundation of trademark law. Space Force (military) have no grounds for a violation against Space Force (streaming) or vice versa.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer

Doesn't seem to prevent a lot of lawyers from achieving many billable hours, however.

Ah that reminds me... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi

“ The show's name has no relation to the newest organization of the U.S. military...” Is this a joke? It’s more bothersome than the subpar legal analysis.

Seriously, the show was named after the branch of the military. The creators have been totally open about that. The US announced the new Space Force branch, and the creators thought "that would be a funny show". Steve Carell explaining it: https://youtu.be/TQggDFcXy88?t=322

I thought anything the US made was in the public domain? Are trademarks exempt from that?

There are federal laws protecting the use of federal seals, not specifically copyright or trademark laws

This kind of reads like an advertisement.

Submarine advertising?

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