Trademarking style names

[SPJ]

Dun know much about the legal aspects.

However, MA is dynamically evolving over time with practitioners of each generation. Meaning new interpretations, new moves or modifications will be added on or dropped etc.

Each teacher may start a new substyle/version of the same original forms/postures. Naming the same posture may be veried, too. Over time, it will be very different from the original then a new branch is thus formed.

For example, penetraing palm with squatting stance or Pu Bu Chuan Zhang is the generic name.

Some called it Golden Dragon Enters the Sea or Jing Long Ru Hai.

Some called it Sparrow Flying over the water or Yang Zhi Cao Shui.

Some called it --

So trademarking some names may not mean much.

Just some thoughts.