The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is jumping on the hype of Rogue One, the new Star Wars movie.
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A long time ago, in a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office far, far away…
That is probably one of the single most valuable pieces of paperwork stashed in a government file somewhere. Those merchandising rights have got to be worth at least one or two Death Stars.
And check this out (from September):
To boldly go where no #patent has gone before. #StarTrek50 #StarTrek pic.twitter.com/DHCWX7QZAU
— USPTO (@uspto) September 8, 2016
Intergalactic space travel is the future, but merchandising is right now.
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