Disney wants to trademark Bin Laden team

17 May 2011, 10:57 am   -   Source: AFP
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Disney states an intention to use the US Navy SEALs mark for a range of products, including clothing, toys, games and Christmas stockings. (AAP)

Disney states an intention to use the US Navy SEALs mark for a range of products, including clothing, toys, games and Christmas stockings. (AAP)

Disney has applied for a trademark on the name 'Seal Team 6,' the name of the unit of US Navy SEALs that killed Osama Bin Laden in a raid in Pakistan.

The Walt Disney Company has applied for a trademark on the name 'Seal Team 6,' the name of the unit of US Navy SEALs that killed Osama Bin Laden in a raid in Pakistan.

Three applications filed on May 3 - the day after the raid - with the US Patent and Trademark office by Disney Enterprises Inc state an intention to use the mark for a range of products, including entertainment and education services, clothing, toys, games and Christmas stockings.

Companies have tried to trademark combat-related terms before.

A day after US allied forces entered Iraq in 2003, Sony Corporation applied to trademark the war's catchphrase, "shock and awe," for use as the title of a video game.

The application was later abandoned.

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Racist Walt

Ahdubious - from NSW, 2 years ago

This isn't even a recognized name by the US

Wish

Wag - from Sydney, 2 years ago

If they make a disney movie will goofy play the role of Dubbya

How very unexpected....

Chris - from Melbourne, 2 years ago

First anti-semitic now anti-muslim. Now all Disney has to do is attack all the WASPs in America and we'll have ourselves a nice world war. Why don't they have a character of OBL handing out suicide bomber packs singing 'when you wish upon a crescent moon..' Does anyone have continent sized mirror to hold up to this great hub of humanity?

Miss

Olivia - from Brisbane, 2 years ago

Companies are always trying to exploit anything to make money now a days

There you go

Hammerhead - from Sydney, 2 years ago

The world has gone to dogs

What next Disney? Mickey's crack house?

Jonny - from Melbourne, 2 years ago

Unbelievable.

'Intellectual property'

mike j - from , 2 years ago

What a scam.

wtf

coelmay - from bendigo, 2 years ago

hope disney get their request thrown out and they get a slap in the face for even trying.

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