Mariah Carey’s “Queen of Christmas” trademark rejected

All Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is a trademark… and she isn’t getting that.

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00:00Queen of Christmas? Not according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

00:03Mariah Carey's application to trademark the term has been denied, ruling in favor of another holiday

00:07singer who argued that Carey, quote, can't monopolize Christmas. Elizabeth Chan, who was

00:11also dubbed the Queen of Christmas by The New Yorker and even released a 2017 album with the

00:15same name, formally challenged Carey's attempt to have exclusive right to the title. Quote,

00:19I feel very strongly that no one person should hold onto anything around Christmas or monopolize

00:24it in the way that Mariah seeks to in perpetuity, said Chan. The U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal

00:28Board's ruling means Carey cannot use Queen of Christmas as well as similar phrases like QOC

00:33and Princess Christmas on merchandise and other retail products.