Politico's lies about OWS trademarking OWS - it's a couple of entreprenuers wanting "global brand"

[flamingdem]

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/occupy-wall-street-trademark-986531

* plus according to msnbc they now say they'll sell it to ows for $1 (supposedly)

** nice try to smear by Politico or just .. bad journalism?

OCTOBER 24--Citing the potential of “Occupy Wall Street” to become a “global brand,” a Long Island couple has filed to trademark the name of the amorphous organization responsible for the protests and encampments in lower Manhattan and other U.S. cities, The Smoking Gun has learned.

In a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) application, Robert and Diane Maresca are seeking to trademark the phrase “Occupy Wall St.” so that they can place it on a wide variety of goods, including bumper stickers, shirts, beach bags, footwear, umbrellas, and hobo bags.

The October 18 filing, made in Diane Maresca’s name, cost the couple $975, which Robert Maresca, 44, termed “something of a gamble” in a TSG interview.

Maresca, pictured at right, lives with his wife, an occupational therapist, and three children in West Islip. He refers to himself as a “relatively conservative person” who is pro-union and best categorized as a political independent. A former union ironworker, Maresca said that he has been disabled by a stroke and seizures.

[Kingofalldems]

1. Yeah, but this will make them look bad and .........

:sarcasm:

[flamingdem]

2. It's a cheap shot by Politco

a naaa naaa kind of report without any real importance other than misdirecting the facts.

[cvoogt]

3. *occupational* therapist

very appropriate!