Trademarking NSFW

Fark.com has filed for a patent for the phrase "Not Safe For Work."

Trademarking NSFW News and Information
- United States Patent and Trademark Office: "Not Safe for Work" Patent Request (December 3, 2007)
- Gizmodo: Fark Attempts to Trademark NSFW, Gizmodo is Like 'WTF? TFSU!' (December 9, 2007)
  - According the the application Fark.com would own sole rights over the term in the following areas: "Entertainment Services namely providing a web site featuring photographic, audio, video and prose presentations featuring comedic captions regarding current events and online discussions and/or reviews of web materials of an adult nature; Entertainment services, namely, providing a web site featuring musical performances, musical videos, related film clips, photographs, and other multimedia materials; Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line reviews of photographs and /or web postings of an adult nature."
- Ars Technica: Fark.com trying to get trademark on "Not Safe For Work" (December 9, 2007)
- TechCrunch: Fark Wants To Trademark Not Safe For Work (December 7, 2007)
  - The trademark notes that protection and enforcement of the term may prove difficult.
- Mashable: Can Fark Trademark “Not Safe for Work?” (December 7, 2007)
- BuzzFeed: Trademarking NSFW
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Trademarking NSFW Questions
- Weve added a NSFW category (not safe for work) for things that are, well, NSFW. Thoughts? 3 Answers
  
  I like having a NSFW category. It helps both the people who want to post about NSFW things, and people who want to avoid NSFW things. There's nothing worse t... read more
- Best NSFW scene from a b-movie? 2 Answers
  
  It's not sci-fi, but B-movies don't get any less safe for work than the work of Jess Franco. Here's a clip from "Venus in Furs" with Klaus Kinski: http://ww... read more
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