Nowadays, the hashtag is not only popular on Twitter and Instagram…

Twitter and Instagram Can Hashtags Be Trademarks

Twitter and Instagram How Hashtags Like #getthanked Are Becoming Trademarks

Nowadays, the hashtag is not only popular on Twitter and Instagram: the hashtag is increasingly used to establish a trademark. In 2016, the number of trademarks with a hashtag in front of it increased by 64% worldwide. A good example of this is T-mobile’s trademark ‘#getthanked’. Still, claiming a hashtag as trademark is not always easy. A hashtag should, for example, directly link to the product or service of the applicant.

19-05-2017

 

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