NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has refused to copyright the "You're Fired" phrase New York billionaire Donald Trump popularized on his TV show.
The ruling comes as the second season of Trump's "The Apprentice" gets ready to hit the airwaves, Celebrity Justice reported Thursday.
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Trump wanted to secure the phrase for games. But attorneys for the patent office feared that games bearing the two words could be mistaken for the already trademarked Franklin Learning's educational game board "You're Hired," the report said.
Trump has two options. His attorneys can try to persuade the patent office to overturn its decision, or buy the conflicting "You're Hired" trademark from Franklin Learning, the report said.
