Why didn't Peaches Monroe trademark the word "fleek"?

[Colin X]

Shawty coulda been cakin off of that if she knew what she was doing




She let them white companies run off with her word

 

[Ol’Otis]

a lot of blacks don't understand the importance of
ownership

we're the ones who make social media hot
yet we have no ownership in none
of the social media networks

 

[Colin X]

a lot of blacks don't understand the importance of
ownership

we're the ones who make social media
yet we have no ownership in none
of the social media networks

But breh, she's on Twitter and KNEW how big it was getting...



And did NOTHING to claim it

 

[At30wecashout]

She probably saw its rise, but didnt have the marketing mind.

She might be one of those "i made it a hot line" type folks who didnt see the song. Cant fault her cause
It is a stupid ass term, but its pretty much entrenched in the net-speak lexicon now.

 

[Cabbage Patch]

Shawty coulda been cakin off of that if she knew what she was doing




She let them white companies run off with her word

We're not Jews.

Take that in every permutation of the phrase.

It's not something 97% of the world would have cross their mind. You have to think like Justinian of Byzantine (and nonByzantinians thought he was the dirtiest motherfukker on the planet).

Even if she had trademarked it someone with a better lawyer would have finessed her out of rights and profits. Again, we ain't Jews.

 

[SeveroDrgnfli]

a lot of blacks don't understand the importance of
ownership

we're the ones who make social media
yet we have no ownership in none
of the social media networks

Hollow Da Don tried to tell people. People don't listen.

 

[Groanman]

Deep down, even she knew that was a dumb ass word

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

So who did trademark it?

 

[little4209]

I don't even know who Peaches is, let me use google

 

[QuavoFlow]

her obese ass dont deserve nothing for that terrible ass term
oh well

 

[scrt]

because it wasnt hers

 

[Ol’Otis]

So who did trademark it?

a white dude

 

[L&HH]

So who did trademark it?

I doubt anyone could legally try and sue someone else for the use of the word regardless if they have the trademark or not. It's practically in the public domain. But here's a trademark search for the word:

Search Trademark Database | USPTO

 

[All Women Are Queens]

Hasn't that word been around for a long ass time?

 

[Colin X]

Hasn't that word been around for a long ass time?

But when did celebrities and corporations start using it?


When did it become a damn near staple of youth speech?