TLDR: $BULLISH holders you've been lied to.
- Filing paperwork is not owning IP.
- Memes are not monopolies.
- Culture does not get retroactively privatized.
nothing has been acquired
1. They filed a trademark application.
That is not the same as owning a registered trademark.
An application grants zero enforceable rights.
https://t.co/qpE2hGPaH6
1. They filed a trademark application.
That is not the same as owning a registered trademark.
An application grants zero enforceable rights.
https://t.co/qpE2hGPaH6
In a world of copycats, be the one who owns the trademark.
We regret (on behalf of others) to announce that BULLISH has protected its IP rights by securing the registration of the WOJAK trademark in both the European Union and the United States.
Thanks to @shiftfun and @VasilescuSergiu from @VDLawGroupEU for the smooth trademark application process.
6. To stop another coin, they would need to prove all of the following:
Same jurisdiction
Same type of product
Same name or near-identical branding
Actual likelihood of consumer confusion
That is a narrow, high bar.
3. If distinctiveness is false, it means the term is generic or widely used.
In other words, people see it as a cultural term, not a brand.
That is a huge problem for trying to trademark a 15-year-old meme.
2. Trademark offices still have to examine the filing, allow public opposition, and assess whether the term can even function as a trademark.
That process takes months and often ends in rejection or heavy narrowing.