Month: January 2013

Taser Trademark Registration Rights: Don’t Tase Me Bro!

Almost everyone remembers the video clip of University of Florida student Andrew Meyer yelling the iconic phrase “Don’t tase me bro!” Meyer caused a major disruption at a town hall forum and was caught on video yelling “Don’t tase me bro!” while being subdued by campus police. (Click here to see video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bVa6jn4rpE) Of course, Meyer wasn’t thinking about the implications for the stun gun manufacturer Taser International’s trademark registrations. But the ensuing pop culture wave and spread of the phrase has Taser International and its trademark lawyers very concerned about Taser’s trademark registration rights. (Click here to see related Huffington Post article.) see story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/05/taser-trademark-company-tasered_n_2218763.html)

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