As the , two students are applying to get "Kony 2012" products trademarked, according to The Smoking Gun Web site.
The Smoking Gun reports that 19-year-old Economics major Clement Lee and his roommate, a business major, filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on March 9 “to secure the mark for use on books, pamphlets, and posters.”
Lee told The Smoking Gun that he intends to share profits from the slogan with Invisible Children, a non-profit organization raising awareness about Kony through social media – most notably a 30-minute video that went viral earlier this month.
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