A CHICAGO DISC JOCKEY, Cisco Cotto, who doesn't care much for Barack
Obama applied for a trademark for the phrase "It's an Obamination" from
the Patent Office. . .
WORLD NEWS DAILY - The application was made in the name of Cotto's wife,
Anna, and on Feb. 6, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sent a notice
of refusal "because the proposed mark consists or comprises matter that
may disparage or bring into contempt or disrepute Barack Obama.
Consumers reasonably would understand that the 'Obama' in 'Obamanation'
refers to the disparaged party. A reasonable person of ordinary
sensibilities would consider this reference offensive or objectionable."
According to the correspondence, the trademark examining attorney
handling the application was Karen K. Bush, who included a dictionary
definition of the word "abomination" - a cause of abhorrence or disgust
- and number of screenshots of websites as background material to
justify her decision.
Strangely though, while Bush rejected the "Obamanation" slogan for being
"offensive or objectionable," she also attached a screenshot that
absolutely stunned Cotto.
"It is a Wikipedia entry for a pretty disgusting, unorthodox sexual
device," said Cotto, struggling to find a way to politely describe what
he received. "I was at work, and my jaw dropped open. I literally
screamed for my co-workers. They freaked out just as I did.". . .
"Either she likes Barack Obama, and that was a little thumbing of the
nose, or she doesn't like him, and was letting us know what she thinks.
Or, perhaps she was doing some personal things on a government computer,
and while multi-tasking, she didn't realize what she was doing, and was
sloppy with a copy and paste."
Cotto shared the information with a friend of his, who noted, "I now
know more about my bum than I ever wanted to know."
Cotto subsequently wrote the government seeking an explanation, but has
not received any response. No one from the Patent and Trademark Office
responded to WND requests for comment.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54749
RADLEY BALKO, REASON - Perhaps the next David Broder column will put it
all into perspective by calling for a return to civility and moderation,
and fondly recalling the days when there was no place for anal sex toys
in American political discourse.
THE REPLY WITH ATTACHMENT
https://home.comcast.net/~ciscanna/Obamanation%20Email.htm
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Obama applied for a trademark for the phrase "It's an Obamination" from
the Patent Office. . .
WORLD NEWS DAILY - The application was made in the name of Cotto's wife,
Anna, and on Feb. 6, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sent a notice
of refusal "because the proposed mark consists or comprises matter that
may disparage or bring into contempt or disrepute Barack Obama.
Consumers reasonably would understand that the 'Obama' in 'Obamanation'
refers to the disparaged party. A reasonable person of ordinary
sensibilities would consider this reference offensive or objectionable."
According to the correspondence, the trademark examining attorney
handling the application was Karen K. Bush, who included a dictionary
definition of the word "abomination" - a cause of abhorrence or disgust
- and number of screenshots of websites as background material to
justify her decision.
Strangely though, while Bush rejected the "Obamanation" slogan for being
"offensive or objectionable," she also attached a screenshot that
absolutely stunned Cotto.
"It is a Wikipedia entry for a pretty disgusting, unorthodox sexual
device," said Cotto, struggling to find a way to politely describe what
he received. "I was at work, and my jaw dropped open. I literally
screamed for my co-workers. They freaked out just as I did.". . .
"Either she likes Barack Obama, and that was a little thumbing of the
nose, or she doesn't like him, and was letting us know what she thinks.
Or, perhaps she was doing some personal things on a government computer,
and while multi-tasking, she didn't realize what she was doing, and was
sloppy with a copy and paste."
Cotto shared the information with a friend of his, who noted, "I now
know more about my bum than I ever wanted to know."
Cotto subsequently wrote the government seeking an explanation, but has
not received any response. No one from the Patent and Trademark Office
responded to WND requests for comment.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54749
RADLEY BALKO, REASON - Perhaps the next David Broder column will put it
all into perspective by calling for a return to civility and moderation,
and fondly recalling the days when there was no place for anal sex toys
in American political discourse.
THE REPLY WITH ATTACHMENT
https://home.comcast.net/~ciscanna/Obamanation%20Email.htm
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