Oprah Winfrey beats ‘Own Your Power’ trademark appealOprah Winfrey (Reuters/Danny Moloshok/File Photo)Oprah Winfrey, the media mogul and former talk show host, on Friday defeated an appeal in a trademark lawsuit over her use of the phrase “Own Your Power” in her namesake magazine and on television, websites and social media. The court also said the phrase “Own Your Power” was “not distinctive” and thus lacked independent trademark protection. Kelly-Brown registered a “design mark” for “own your power” in a stylized light-blue script with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in May 2008. “I’m taken aback because I can’t reconcile the court’s precedents with this decision,” said Patricia Lawrence-Kolaras, a lawyer for Kelly-Brown. The case is Kelly-Brown et al v. Winfrey et al, 2nd U.S.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 16, 2016 15:56 UTC