Mariah Carey, singer of the famous Christmas song \"All I want for Christmas is you\", tried unsuccessfully to obtain the registration of the trademark \"Queen of Christmas\" in the United States. Back on a Christmas controversy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After declaring on several occasions that she could not be the Queen of Christmas - according to her, this title belongs \"only to Mary, the mother of Jesus\" - the diva has created amazement by filing Queen of Christmas\" trademark application<\/a> in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A trademark gives its owner the right to prohibit its commercial exploitation by other actors, for the registered goods and services. Indeed, in application of the principle of speciality, the trademark is only protected for the goods or services mentioned in its wording and grouped under different classes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Obtaining the registration would have allowed Mariah Carey to prevent the commercial exploitation of the terms \"Queen of Christmas\" by others, in connection with the numerous goods and services for which she had registered the trademark: perfumes, music recordings, sanitary masks, dog clothes, drinks, online sales of Christmas decorations, cookies, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The registration of a trademark also allows its owner to grant licenses to third parties. Mariah Carey could have benefited from royalties paid under these licenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The singer filed her trademark on March 10, 2021 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office<\/a>the American Office in charge of the registration of trademarks. But this request was finally rejected. Mariah Carey has indeed encountered several obstacles during this procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Initially, the U.S. Office opposed the fact that a trademark Christmas Queen<\/a> had already been registered for products identical to some of the ones she had mentioned (notably Christmas tree decorations and clothing), and that the wording was not correctly drafted. Unlike the French INPI, the U.S. office conducts an availability search of registered trademarks. It verifies that the mark applied for does not conflict with any mark already filed or registered. If it does, it may refuse to register the mark. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to call upon a professional to perform a background check<\/a> preliminary.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMariah Carey's attempt to appropriate a concept<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. Trademark Office's examination procedure <\/h3>\n\n\n\n