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You Know Who Needs Expedited Handling of a Trademark Application? Jeremy Lin.

February 18, 2012

One implication of the trends of trademarks following pop culture stories is that sometimes people will try to profit off of celebrity without the subject celebrity's authorization.  This article notes an effort to do so off of "Blue Ivy Carter," the infant daughter of Jay-Z and Beyonce, and also details how the power hip-hop couple responded.  The article goes on to note similar, seemingly unauthorized attempts to profit off the fame of Jeremy Lin. 

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You Know Who Needs Expedited Handling of a Trademark Application? Jeremy Lin.