Disney trademarks SEAL Team 6 for games, toys — snow globes?

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/os-disney-trademarks-seal-team-6-20110513,0,2557097.story

In the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden, SEAL Team 6 — the elite Navy squad credited with taking out the 9/11 mastermind — has become an overnight sensation.

Now, the covert team could wind up the subject of toys, games and even Christmas tree ornaments — courtesy of The Walt Disney Company.

Records show that just two days after bin Laden's killing, Disney Enterprises, Inc., filed paperwork to trademark the name "SEAL TEAM 6."

The applications, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, are pending. It was not immediately clear how the theme park and entertainment giant plans to use the name, if granted.



This is wrong on so many levels.