NO to trademarks on everyday Welsh words/'Na' i nod fasnachu eiriau cyffredin ein hiaith!
NO to trademarks on everyday Welsh words/'Na' i nod fasnachu eiriau cyffredin ein hiaith!
The Issue
BILINGUAL-ENGLISH LANGUAGE BELOW
Mae gwneuthurwr canhwyllau ym Mhenybont-ar-Ogwr wedi nod masnachu’r geiriau ‘Cariad’, ‘Hiraeth’ a ‘welshcake’ ar gyfer eu dibenion proffesiynol. Golyga hyn na all unrhyw fusnes canhwyllau arall ddefnyddio’r geiriau hyn na’r termau.
Nid teclyn hysbysebu na gimic yw’r iaith Gymraeg. Mae’n endid byw a hanesyddol sydd tu hwnt i derfynnau’r Swyddfa Eiddo Deallusol (IPO).
Ni ddylai busnes nac unigolyn gael yr hawl i hawlio perchnogaeth ar y geiriau hyn, nac unrhyw eiriau a chymalau sy’n unigryw i’r iaith Gymraeg (neu gyfeirio at unrhyw agwedd ar Gymreictod, fel ‘welshcake’). Nid ydynt yn eiddo i unrhyw un person. Maent yn eiddo i ni i gyd, ein cenedl, ein diwylliant, a’n treftadaeth.
Dylai’r Swyddfa Eiddo Deallusol (IPO) wrthdroi y nodau masnachu hyn, a sicrhau na fydd ‘camgymeriadau’ fel hyn yn digwydd eto, drwy lunio rhestr o eiriau a chymalau Cymraeg na ellir mo’u nod masnachu. Nid yw’n caniatáu unrhyw gais nod masnachu am ‘Love’, er enghraifft, ac eto mae ‘Cariad’ (y gair cyfatebol) yn cael ei ystyried yn dderbyniol.
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A candle maker in Bridgend has trademarked the words 'Cariad', 'Hiraeth', and 'Welsh Cake', for their own professional use. This means that no other candle business can use these words and terms.
The Welsh Language is NOT an advertising feature, or a gimmick. It is a living, historic, entity, that is beyond the scope of the Intellectual Property Office.
No business or individual should have the right to claim ownership of these words, or any words and phrases that are unique to the Welsh language (or refer to any aspect of Welsh ness, such as 'welsh cake'). They don't belong to any one person. They belong to us all, to our nation, to our culture, to our heritage.
The Intellectual Property Office should overturn these trademarks. After all, it has refused to grant trademark applications for 'Love', for instance, yet 'Cariad' (the equivalent) is deemed acceptable.
9,404
The Issue
BILINGUAL-ENGLISH LANGUAGE BELOW
Mae gwneuthurwr canhwyllau ym Mhenybont-ar-Ogwr wedi nod masnachu’r geiriau ‘Cariad’, ‘Hiraeth’ a ‘welshcake’ ar gyfer eu dibenion proffesiynol. Golyga hyn na all unrhyw fusnes canhwyllau arall ddefnyddio’r geiriau hyn na’r termau.
Nid teclyn hysbysebu na gimic yw’r iaith Gymraeg. Mae’n endid byw a hanesyddol sydd tu hwnt i derfynnau’r Swyddfa Eiddo Deallusol (IPO).
Ni ddylai busnes nac unigolyn gael yr hawl i hawlio perchnogaeth ar y geiriau hyn, nac unrhyw eiriau a chymalau sy’n unigryw i’r iaith Gymraeg (neu gyfeirio at unrhyw agwedd ar Gymreictod, fel ‘welshcake’). Nid ydynt yn eiddo i unrhyw un person. Maent yn eiddo i ni i gyd, ein cenedl, ein diwylliant, a’n treftadaeth.
Dylai’r Swyddfa Eiddo Deallusol (IPO) wrthdroi y nodau masnachu hyn, a sicrhau na fydd ‘camgymeriadau’ fel hyn yn digwydd eto, drwy lunio rhestr o eiriau a chymalau Cymraeg na ellir mo’u nod masnachu. Nid yw’n caniatáu unrhyw gais nod masnachu am ‘Love’, er enghraifft, ac eto mae ‘Cariad’ (y gair cyfatebol) yn cael ei ystyried yn dderbyniol.
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A candle maker in Bridgend has trademarked the words 'Cariad', 'Hiraeth', and 'Welsh Cake', for their own professional use. This means that no other candle business can use these words and terms.
The Welsh Language is NOT an advertising feature, or a gimmick. It is a living, historic, entity, that is beyond the scope of the Intellectual Property Office.
No business or individual should have the right to claim ownership of these words, or any words and phrases that are unique to the Welsh language (or refer to any aspect of Welsh ness, such as 'welsh cake'). They don't belong to any one person. They belong to us all, to our nation, to our culture, to our heritage.
The Intellectual Property Office should overturn these trademarks. After all, it has refused to grant trademark applications for 'Love', for instance, yet 'Cariad' (the equivalent) is deemed acceptable.
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Petition created on 30 June 2022