Cardi B requested to trademark her popular catchphrase “Okurrr” back in March. Previously reported by The Blast, the rapper filed the trademark in order to use it for a possible clothing line, posters, and other various uses.
Now its been reported that Cardi’s registration for the trademark has been denied. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has refused the request due to the word being a “commonplace term, message, or expression widely used by a variety of sources that merely conveys an ordinary, familiar, well-recognized concept or sentiment.”
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office also states that the term is also used in the “drag community and by celebrities as an alternate way of saying “OK” or “something that is said to affirm when someone is being put in their place.”
The trademark application was filed by Cardi B’s attorney Doreen Small, on behalf of Cardi B’s company, Washpoppin, Inc.
Back in 2018, Cardi appeared on Fallon to explain her popular sayings, explaining that “Okurrr” is “like a cold pigeon in New York City.” She also expounded on “Eeeooowww!” and “Eeeooowww! (higher)” during the segment.
The Grammy Award winner also reportedly planned to create a clothing line including “T-shirts, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, pants, shorts, jackets footwear, headgear, namely hats and caps, blouses, bodysuits, dresses, jumpsuits, leggings, shirts, sweaters and undergarments.”
