
One competitive advantage I had when I ventured into manufacturing is my brand 'Dangote,' which I diligently built and protected in the course of my trading commodities.
Aliko Dangote, Founder and CEO of the Dangote Group

One competitive advantage I have is my brand 'Dangote,' which I diligently built in the course of my trading commodities,”

If this company were to split up, I would give you the property, plant and equipment, and I would take the brands and the trademarks and I would fare better than you,”
John Stuart, CEO of Quaker Oats (1877–1969)

If this company were to split up, I would give you the property, plant and equipment, and I would take the brands and the trademarks and I would fare better than you,”

I don't need to know how they make Coca-Cola. I think it tastes just fine not knowing what the ingredients are. I think there are some things that should be kept secret.
Colin Hanks, Actor

If this company were to split up, I would give you the property, plant and equipment, and I would take the brands and the trademarks and I would fare better than you,”
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Is Black Friday A Trademark?
“Black Friday” dates all the way back to Philadelphia, 1869. Used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic on the Friday after Thanksgiving, Black Friday has captured the minds, trollies and wallets of shoppers and become a worldwide shopping craze.
Many have tried to register the name by means of a trademark – making the profiteer’s attraction to protecting the name obvious. A Hong Kong-based company managed to successfully register the Black
Friday trademark in Germany, covering a broad range of products, including retail goods. The trademark owner and licensee tried to enforce the trademark rights and stop others from using the term.
The aggressively litigious approach by the trademark owner elicited much reaction in the German retail market, with many retailers changing their marketing campaigns to similar names like “Super Friday” instead of “Black Friday”.
A cultural revolution was born – a faith of merchants finally fought this bullying and applied to cancel the trademark, leading the German Patent and Trademarks Office to cancel the trademark due to it being colloquial and lacking distinctiveness.
Trademark jurisprudence remains resolute – a monopoly over the commons of language cannot, will not, and never have been the purpose of trademark law. Trademarks by their very nature serve as a badge of origin, not as deeds of title to common words and phrases.
Author: Moore Attorneys