Babbel's video: How Words Get Trademarked

We’re surrounded by words and phrases that have been copyrighted, from company names to catchphrases. But how did they become trademarked? Can the general public use them? And when did trademarks go too far? In this episode of WordPlay, we discuss how words get trademarked and what it means to actually own a piece of language. Voiceover: @Yaniza Read more about this topic here: https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/trademarking-words 📹 If you liked this topic, you'll love these other videos: The Worst Words: What Makes A Word Ugly? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh9IZ... Taboo Words: The History of The Words We Don’t Say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em9_H6tv5-w&t=8s ✅ If you enjoyed this video, be sure to subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWy97kWgf1HgQ4O1B3xDyQ?sub_confirmation=1 ~ New videos every Thursday ~ 🌍 Ready to learn a new language? Try a free Babbel lesson: https://go.babbel.com/babbelusayoutube-org/default 🔎 Discover more great content about language and culture on Babbel Magazine: https://www.babbel.com/en-US/magazine​​​ 🎧 If you enjoy learning about language, be sure to subscribe to our other podcast, Multilinguish: https://open.spotify.com/show/4d3PPrXUPFuYPeypvLkO16?si=LhLUgEYOTtWI_vprOd3vQw&dl_branch=1 Connect with us on social media: 💡 https://www.facebook.com/babbel.usa​​​ 💡 https://twitter.com/babbel 💡 https://www.instagram.com/babbelusa​​ 💡 https://www.tiktok.com/@babbel