The Term "SEO" Becomes Trademarked! What?

The Term “SEO” Becomes Trademarked! What?

Published by Your SEO Mentor under SEO, SEO Friends

Apr
14
2008

So there has been a huge uproar in the SEO community about the term “SEO” being trademarked. It is hard to believe this could happen and of course me like many are opposed to this tyranny. Someone that is more opposed than anyone is David Harry aka The Gypsy of Huomah.com. Check out one of his articles that I just loved called Please welcome our new SEO overlord.

Below I clipped a good article explaining what our new SEO Overlord Jason Gambert is trying to accomplish.

clipped from blog.searchenginewatch.com

Could the Term “SEO” Become Trademarked?

If you read the headline and thought it was just a teaser to get you to read this post, think again. SEOs really do have a new trademark issue to worry about. According to a post by Sarah Bird on SEOmoz, a man named Jason Gambert has applied for a trademark of the term, “SEO.” It would be my pleasure to write this next sentence saying that Trademark Office isn’t complying with Gambert’s wish, but that isn’t the case.

On March 25, the Trademark Office notified Gambert of the following news:

And let it be a lesson to those who quit easily, Gambert has actually been rejected several times during his application process. But he has persevered, and his persistence has paid off.

If you feel you would be harmed by the issuance of a trademark for the term SEO, it might be in your best interest to contact the Trademark Office and let them know.

Posted by Nathania Johnson at April 8, 2008 11:43 AM

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