Another Olympian Lines Up At The Trademark Office: Ryan Lochte Files Trademark App For 'Jeah'
from the i-don't-want-to-live-in-this-IP-regime-anymore dept
Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has decided that a word like “Jeah” is better off attached to “swim goggles, sunglasses, workout videos, gift cards, jewelry, mugs, etc.” rather than being allowed to peacefully live out its brief existence as something that will never, ever make us forget the actual comic genius that was Sean Penn's portrayal of Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Here's video almost explaining what “Jeah” means.
je•ah (Adjective)
1. Everything or almost everything
2. Happy
3. (To have a) good swim
4. Good
5. Good
[Possibly quite definitely derived from exclamation (“Chea!“) popularized by recording artist Jay Wayne Jenkins (“Young Jeezy”).]
Linsanity. Fear the Brow. Clown question, bro. Fierce five. Jeah. All coming soon to an article of clothing hopefully nowhere near you.
Here's the trademark application in all its four-letter glory.
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Comments on “Another Olympian Lines Up At The Trademark Office: Ryan Lochte Files Trademark App For 'Jeah'”
Trademarks should be constrained ASAP for things that people are actually using.
Not for all possible uses of something, and the people asking for it should have to prove that they are deriving income from it, otherwise they should vacate that trademark and let others make better use of it.
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Jeah,my thinking exactly…there must be a better use of this word.
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I was thinking more along the lines of the use of the name, turned slang term, “santorum.”
You know, I have to wonder if the reason some of these wackjobs are trying to trademark things so insane is simply to either stay in the spotlight, or get a little time there.
If they either never learned the difference, or simply don’t care about the difference between people pointing and laughing, and people pointing and cheering, they could be pulling stunts like this just to get some attention, sad as that would be.
Well
That word and his defense of it is one of the stupidest things I’ve heard.
That boy is dumber than a sack of hammers.
Courtesy of Urban Dictionary….
dated Dec 29, 2006
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CHVSHBVWDTRVDSFKVVJEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I thought it was an alteration of bleah, made popular by Peanuts (TM).
I’m surprised they got reporters to show up to their press conference and pretend to give a damn. Someone should explain to them that the average American is unaware that there is anyone on the US swim team besides Phelps.
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Wait…Phelps is on the swim team?
Maybe it’s some sort of new sport? The ones who files the worst trademark application gets gold?
What “trade” is being marked here?
Jeah or Chia
Maybe he got the words confused after taking on the appearance of a popular Christmas gift.
“Oh man, I say this almost-word all the time! I’d better make sure I can sue other people who use it!”
I want to trademark FUCK
Trademarks for athletes
Remember when athletes in the Olympics had to be amateurs?
They seem to have franchised now. Fits in with the actions of the IOC, doesn’t it? Trickledown IP, anyone?
Stupid. Rappers have been saying this forever.
Why does he not just trademark “Jerk” while he’s at it?
Jeah Bouy.
Like like like like. What a moron.
Etymology
Really? *sigh* It’s a slangy, mis-overheard backformation of “cheers”. Aussie/Kiwi swimmers Pronounce “cheers” as “cheeah” or “chur”, respectively.
I didn’t watch the Olympics. I watched the Jessie J./Brian May and Spice Girls performances. That was it.