Social Media Marketing: Can You Trademark a Hashtag?

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  Imran Sayyad subscriber Posts: 12 Bronze Level Member

  June 2018

  trademark is very serious issue.. it popups exact at the time your growth starts.

  - Imran Sayyad 😊

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  Olivia Caitlin subscriber Posts: 26 Bronze Level Member

  July 2018

  Well trademarks are brand specific and if some brand has a trademark over general terms then this will largely affect the small businesses.

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  marketinggal subscriber Posts: 28 Bronze Level Member

  July 2018

  Yes, you can indeed trademark a hashtag in the US if it is a source-identifying word for the business owner's goods and services.  
  
  According to the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (“TMEP”), a hashtag mark (consisting of the pound/hash sign or the term “HASHTAG”) is registrable as a trademark or service mark if it “functions as an identifier of the source of the [trademark] applicant’s goods or services,” just like any other word or phrase that is sought to be trademarked. See TMEP §1202.18.
  
  

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  Anna Everson subscriber Posts: 10 Bronze Level Member

  August 2018

  Helpful article for people, who just start business and it's promotion.

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