As you all might know by now, the Dervaes family has trademarked the term "Urban Homesteading". I always thought it was funny that phrases could be trademarked, but this is the first time it hit so close to home.
When I first read the article, I didn't think much of it, but there has been a blazing wildfire against the Dervaes family. Here's the link to a very recent article...
Boing Boing Article on the trademark 2/18/2011
I've joined the facebook pages to share in the fight that Urban homesteading is a way of life that existed before they existed. I don't really understand this catch phrase trademarking. Jokes were made that they'd trademark "stay at home mom". Can that really be done? If so, why hasn't anyone trademarked it yet?
I've been reading the articles, and many of the farm blogs I follow (winnetka farms, Homegrown revolution) are all very involved with the uproar, and for good reason. I have been watching to see if I'd receive any emails shutting down the "Urban Homesteading Chicagoland" Blog or my facebook page of the same name. As of yet, I haven't received any notice.
If any of you who have Urban Homesteading blogs have received notices to shut it down, let me know? I'd like to know what you did from that point on. I guess I could technically Migrate everything to the Edible Landscaper Blog...until that gets trademarked.
