TRADE MARKS

TRADE MARK:

By A DAY TRADER

Published: 2011/04/12  

Perhaps one of the most bizarre aspects of the case of missing Madeleine McCann is that, within days of her disappearance, her parents submitted a trade mark application on her behalf. Trade marks are typically used to protect commercial property rights, so that, in this bizarre case, it seems that not only was Madeleine perceived as a missing daughter, but also as a future commercial concern, the rights of which were required, to protect the commercial interests of Team McCann. In a way, it's easy to see why Madeleine's image attracted substantial sums for the interested parties. [..] Is it customary to mark a missing child this way? Was the McCanns' child an exception, whose name needed to be trade marked in the circumstances? Source: ipo.gov.uk

Classes: 09, 16, 36, 41

Relevant dates

Filing date: 18 May 2007

Next renewal date: 18 May 2017

Registration date: 22 February 2008

List of goods or services

Class 09: Downloadable internet publications

Class 16: Printed matter

Class 36: Charitable fundraising; charitable and non-charitable services relating to the provision of assistance to families and others affected by missing children.

Class 41: Non-downloadable internet publications 

http://missingmadeleine.forumotion.net/t14484-mccanns-madeleine-mccann-trade-mark-no-2456061

See also:https://joana-morais.blogspot.com/2008/04/madeleine-trade-mark.html

From:   https://jillhavern.forumotion.net/t11499-isabelle-mcfadden-trademark-proceedings-started-may-18th-2007-in-usa?highlight=trademark