Did Patch Forget to Trademark "Shop & Hop"?

[diamond Marchant]

I saw the ad for a Summer Shop & Hub on Seraphim and thought Linden Lab had two going at once. Then I visited... oh no, ersatz Shop & Hop. I was genuinely confused. (didn't check the small print... just saw the Shop & Hop brand).

(The use of the name "Patch" in the title was for purposes of hilarity. IP issues belong to legal.)

 

[Chic Aeon]

I don't know the answer but there are "word marks" that you cannot copyright / trademark.  Unless things can change since my time doing this anyone can put "TM" after it name, it's the "R in a circle that denotes a REGISTERED trademark -- after going through the legal motions and paying a fee.   

 

Also just applying and paying for a registration doesn't necessarily mean you will get the right to that "R".  Some phrases, words and names cannot be trademarked.   Lots on this with a quick search on Google.  A quick search shows Shop and Hop used in RL for various events and businesses -- hence most likely it cannot BE trademarked -- unlike "SOON" - LOL

 

[diamond Marchant]

I know. The trademark thing is a joke.